Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacaranda tree in bloom against a blue sky - Simon Mcgill/Getty Images Also known as the fern tree because of its fern-like ...

When you look up at a vibrant purple jacaranda tree–or a bush of bougainvillea, sprout of birds of paradise, or fragrant patch of jasmine, for that matter–you can thank Kate Sessions, a pioneering ...

This year’s jacaranda bloom in L.A. was short a few trees following the January wildfires, but experts say many burned trees will recover. “Don’t seek perfection,” consulting arborists advised those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacarandas in bloom in Long Beach on May 28. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) What would Los Angeles be like without the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There’s a love-hate relationship with the jacaranda trees in Orange County that happens every spring. Although they actually bloom twice a year, usually in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Originally from South America, jacarandas were introduced to Australia in the 1800s as an ornamental decoration. Has been revealed ...

It's hard to miss the jacaranda trees this year — the 12,000 or so of them thriving along city streets, anyway — as they explode in color all over the city and county of San Diego. If it seems like ...