Digging Deeper

A Garden for All Seasons

Leafy reed grass (Calamagrostis foliosa), hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea), and clustered field sedge (Carex praegracilis) under apple trees; Image: Suzi Katz

With a little love and the right information, your native garden can be a joy to maintain all year long. Read on for helpful tips on how to nurture your growing space and see it thrive.

Tips and Techniques

Swale basin with water; Image: Doreen Jones

Watering 101

How do you make the best use of rainfall and give plants the additional water they need?

Credit Robert Hall. — Image: Robert Hall

All About Pruning

Learn when and how to prune to keep your landscape healthy and looking great!

Scantius aegyptius. Credit Brad Jenkins. — Scantius aegyptius; Image: Brad Jenkins

Managing Pests

Natural predators, organic solutions, and a live-and-let-live mentality will help.

Keeping Weeds at Bay

Keep weeds under control by applying mulch and minimizing artificial irrigation.

Poppies and clarkia. Credit Amina Sharma. — California poppy (*Eschscholzia californica*) and elegant clarkia (*Clarkia unguiculata*); Image: Amina Sharma

Seeding Wildflowers

Learn how you can make your wildest wildflower dreams a reality.

Monardella villosa (coyote mint) — coyote mint (Monardella villosa)

Drought and Gardening

Learn how to plant natives with Haven Kiers, an assistant professor of landscape architecture.

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Adelpha californica. Credit William Lundgren. — Adelpha californica; Image: William Lundgren

Credit Tony Tubbs. — Hummingbird with scarlet bugler (Penstemon centranthifolius); Image: Tony Tubbs

Bumblebee on redbud. Photo: Charlotte Torgovitsky, Bob and Mieko Watkins — Bumblebee on western redbud (*Cercis occidentalis*) Image: Charlotte Torgovitsky, Bob and Mieko Watkins