Learning the origins of plant names tells a lot about how people relate to the botanical world around them. Take deodar cedar. Deodar is derived from “devadaru,” a Sanskrit word that combines “deva,” ...
More people are switching to live Christmas trees this season. A 2021 survey by the Christmas Tree Promotion Board (CTPB) revealed almost 90% of people who last year bought artificial Christmas trees ...
On a walk through the upper Alta Canyada neighborhood of La Cañada Flintridge, people and large estates appear dwarfed by rows of deodar cedars. The towering trees, which are more than 100 feet tall ...