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CNPS to Host Virtual Native Garden Tours
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) will be hosting two garden tours this week on Facebook Live. Viewers will be able to take a “virtual” walk through private native plant gardens, one in Berkeley, the other in Sacramento. -
Garden Q&A – How do I replace my lawn with a native garden?
Are you ready to convert your lawn into a native plant garden, but unsure how to get started? These six basic steps to lawn removal will help set you up for success. -
Featured Garden | Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site
This garden is riparian in nature, based upon the historic sycamore's needs. It features a looping pathway with low curving retaining walls, a cobbled streambed, and native plants! -
The Watershed Approach to Landscaping – Part I
These principles unite water managers, developers, landscapers, horticulturalists, and property owners behind one mission that goes beyond sustainable and water wise principles. -
Native Gardening Part 2 – Site and Soil
Gardens are always changing and planning never really ends. Dedicating time when you first begin, and again periodically, can really help budget time and material resources. -
Pete di Girolamo’s San Diego Garden
Pete di Girolamo has been gardening with California native plants at his home in North Park, San Diego for the past 16 years. See a slideshow of his beautiful native garden! -
Sheet Mulching
Organic gardeners all know that the key to healthy, vigorous plants is in the soil. Learn how to compost your lawn into healthy organic material and nutrients for your new plants. -
Native Garden Part 1 – Planning
Plan out and find the right plants for the garden's soil, sun and water, and they are easy to grow and maintain. The further you stretch out of a plant's comfort zone, the higher maintenance it will require. -
California Native Curb-Appeal
Create a native plant garden your neighbors will love. -
Ann Dalkey’s Redondo Beach Garden
Ann Dalkey remembers trying to keep her lawn alive in the drought. That challenge prompted her to replace her yard with flowering plants, a decision that led her to native plants.
