Following a dry summer, gardeners will be even keener than usual to lavish composts, manures and other bulky organic matter on their garden to feed soil and plants and to boost moisture-holding ...

But dry weather in summer and fall can change all that because the lack of water causes leaves to brown and fall more quickly ...

Sandy King remembers her last autumn in the Bay Area vividly. The prolific Hollywood producer had recently married legendary ...

John Massey spent nearly three decades creating his dream green space, which features over 20,000 plants, trees and shrubs ...

Dendric Estate co-owner Brendan Coyle said they harvested just under 15 varieties totaling around 2,000 pounds of apples from the research plot. The most substantial harvests came from nine types, ...

Walking up to the gates of the fest, we heard the polka band before we saw it. Laughing, we both said “Crazy Train” as they ...

CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL STADIUM is nestled into Strawberry Canyon, butting up against the Berkeley Hills. On clear days, fans in ...

Mary Lee Minor is a member of the Earth, Wind and Flowers Garden Club, an accredited master gardener, a flower show judge for ...

Old stadiums are some of college football’s most visible and iconic landmarks. They also have complex relationships with ...

If you’re spending all your spare time raking and bagging leaves—only to have them end up in the landfill—here’s what you can do instead.

There are still remnants of the temporary arena at 1625 N. Market Blvd. in Sacramento, such as a plaque on the building’s exterior to commemorate its opening. And there are people like Thompson, who ...