Dry vegetation helped fuel the fires that spread through the Los Angeles area, burning tens of thousands of acres.

Choose a day when the soil is dry enough not to stick to your boots. If it hasn't been settled by rain, tread over the area to firm it down. Scatter a general purpose fertiliser over the soil and ...

These hardy plants thrive in dry, poor soil and full sun to partial shade ... making it a practical and attractive addition to any dry garden area. Butterfly weed is a perennial known for its ...

Months of drought is taking a toll on plants and animals. If rain doesn’t come — and soon — some worry about how bad things ...