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Garden Q&A – Year-round color in a California native garden
Enjoy year-round color in your California native plant garden. Along with flowers; leaves, bark, fruit, and seeds are also great sources of color and interest! -
Brooke Wagner’s Redwood City Garden
See how Brook Wagner, a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, transformed her lawn into California native wildflower habitat. -
CNPS to Host Virtual Native Garden Tours
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. -
Garden Q&A – Replacing lawn with a native garden
Ready to convert your lawn into a native plant garden, but unsure how to get started? These six basic steps to lawn removal will 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, a cobbled streambed, and native plants! -
The Watershed Approach to Landscaping
The use of the term “watershed” allows us to shift away from a water conservation-centric discussion of landscaping (which honestly feels like a lot of sacrifice) into a more integrated resources conversation (which feels like a change with big benefits). -
Native Gardening Part 2 – Site and Soil
Gardens are always changing and planning never really ends. Dedicating time can really help budget time and material resources. -
Pete di Girolamo’s San Diego Garden
Pete has been gardening with California natives at his home in North Park, San Diego for the past 16 years. See a slideshow of his beautiful garden! -
Sheet Mulching
Organic gardeners know the key to healthy, vigorous plants is the soil. Learn how to compost your lawn into organic material and nutrients for new plants. -
Native Garden Part 1 – Planning
The best plants for the garden's soil, sun and water are easy to grow and maintain. Going beyond a plant's comfort zone requires more work. -
California Native Curb Appeal
Create a native plant garden your neighbors will also love by considering its tidiness and using specific plants to create nice visual impact. -
Ann Dalkey’s Redondo Beach Garden
Ann Dalkey remembers trying to keep her lawn alive in the drought. Seeking to reduce water usage, she replaced her lawn with flowering native plants.
