Late winter rainstorms are predicted in the High Desert this week, just in time to saturate the ground for desert wildflower blooms. This winter is exhibiting one of the latest precipitation windows ...

Our desert is known for its spectacular wildflower displays when weather conditions are right. People come from all over to witness these spectacular shows. I'll never forget one spring when the ...

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Come springtime in Southern California, if you're craving your shot of colorful blooms but don't want to drive hours for a dud of a bare hill, there's the Theodore Payne wildflower hotline, the ...

Wildflower blooms offer a reminder that the desert is a vibrant ecosystem, teeming with life that's ready to take advantage of life-giving water when it's available. Thanks to the recent heavy ...

All over the country, as spring draws closer, the telltale signs from Mother Nature pop up all over the place, letting us know there are good times ahead. California is no exception, and among the ...

Nowadays, when life for the vast majority of population has been reduced to plain survival in smog-entombed cities, where breathing means inhaling other people's coughs, sneezes and various exhausts, ...

Blazing fields of desert dandelions, streaks of purple lupine and pink sand verbena, and poppies bursting along hillsides have transformed Southern California. There’s still plenty of time to see this ...

I was so busy watching wildfires march across California that I almost missed this: Wildflowers are blooming in the desert. Really. “Something extraordinary has happened in Joshua Tree this summer,” ...