2013 Coast at Home Archive Stories

Your neighbor's lush landscaping has you green with envy. And, unfortunately, none of that green has fallen onto your thumb.Not to worry, with a little creativity and a bit of knowledge about native plants and flowers, you can have the garden of your dreams that will thrive no matter how botanically inept you might be. Planting a nat

When Heidi and Ruben Mendoza’s oldest child left for college, the couple realized they were due for a home change. Not quite ready to declare empty nest – they still have two children at home, a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old – they nevertheless decided more space and a change of neighborhood were in order. So they embarked on a