Tuck sprigs of cedar into a vase, weave eucalyptus into a garland, scatter pinecones and berry stems along a tablescape, or ...

Monarch butterflies from the western United States have arrived in Santa Cruz and other parts of the California Coast, clumping in the thousands on branches of Monterey pine, coastal redwoods and ...

The Christmas season officially begins Dec. 7 as All Saints By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Montecito invites the community to gather for its annual ...

Picture stepping outside and breathing in fresh, wonderful scents, without swatting away bugs every few minutes.

Isla Vista. The mere mention of the name brings a flood of emotions, opinions and memories to a local. A lot has happened on this small area of land in a ...

The iconic scent of gardenia blooms has inspired countless perfumes and home fragrances. "Gardenias are notorious for being ...

Poet-architect Nail Çakırhan preserved Akyaka, a village in Turkey’s southwestern Anatolia, by reviving traditional architecture and pushing back on the concrete development reshaping much of the ...

Built from the Los Angeles landscape, this greenery-filled celebration table uses olive, eucalyptus, peppercorn, and rosemary ...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and you still have just enough time to pick up a bottle for the festivities. But ...

It was a cool, crisp, November afternoon. The Saturday before Thanksgiving. The day of the Big Game. Stanford vs. Cal. This ...

This post has been updated. The leader of the local Building Industry Association declared last year the county was “dead” to ...

Make every room merry this Christmas with these fresh ideas for holiday greenery in every room. From staircases and mantels ...