Caring for Native Plants from the Ground Up

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), irises, Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), Birds-eye gillia (Gilia tricolor), Deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens), and clarkias in Hayward, CA; Image: Pete Veilleux
MET Resources
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Why Native Plants?

Why Native Plants?

Hummingbird with chuparosa (Justicia californica); Image: Tony Tubbs
Understanding Your Site

Understanding Your Site

Image: Adobe
Choosing Your Plants

Choosing Your Plants

Live forever dudleya (Dudleya traskiae); Image: Jim Wadsworth
Finding Nurseries

Finding Nurseries

Image: Amina Sharma
Soil, Mulch and Compost

Soil, Mulch and Compost

Image: Adobe
Watering Your Garden

Watering Your Garden

Image: David Ballew
Taking Care of Your Plants

Taking Care of Your Plants

Image: Stephen Rosenthal
Seasonal Maintenance

Seasonal Maintenance

Image: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels
FAQs

FAQs

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Quick Tips

Snack on these short videos about native garden planting and maintenance.

Credit Stephen Rosenthal

Dig In

Settle in and enjoy these recordings of our most popular native gardening webinars.

Chalk dudleya. Credit Amina Sharma.
Chalk dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta); Image: Amina Sharma

Choosing Plants

Credit Angela Pratt.
Image: Angela Pratt

Nursery Shopping 101

Image: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels

Planting 101

Image: Adobe

Healthy Soils 101

Image: Adobe

Watering 101

Courtesy Theodore Payne Foundation.
Image courtesy of Theodore Payne Foundation

Lawn Replacements

Credit Amina Sharma.
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica); Image: Amina Sharma

Planting the Rain

Credit Shelby Deeter.
Image: Shelby Deeter

Maintenance for All Seasons

Pruning 101

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