The annual jacaranda bloom in L.A. has come to signify the start of summer. (Yasara Gunawardena / For The Times) It was Alexis Murphy’s tradition to photograph the jacaranda that guarded her childhood ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – People in Santa Barbara are starting to see plenty of purple. Jacaranda trees are in bloom. They line streets on the Eastside and Westside of Santa Barbara. People walking and ...

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is native to the monsoon climate of Southeast Asia, where the dry season can extend from ...