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  • Flora Magazine

    Garden Q&A – Design tips to please your HOA

    November 13, 2018November 13, 2018
    Follow these design tips to create a native plant garden will be enjoyed by both you and your homeowners association (HOA).
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    Flora Magazine

    Fall Native Foods – Explore autumn’s edible offerings

    September 19, 2017November 19, 2018
    California native plant gardens offer an abundance of food in the fall. Try these recipes to create dishes right out of your native garden.
  • Gardening

    Garden Q&A – Edible native plants for the home garden

    September 1, 2017October 2, 2018
    Why let the bugs have all the fun?! Let’s feed our families too! Learn the California native plants that look good in your garden and even better on your plate.
  • Gardening

    Gardening in Deer Country, Part 3

    August 15, 2017April 4, 2018
    Deer in urban settings nibbling can to promote even lusher plants that will be full of flowers late into the summer and fall months. However, there are plants that deer will ignore.
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    Gardening in Deer Country, Part 2

    July 31, 2017April 4, 2018
    Oaks are the major summer browse for the deer, with leaf and twigs providing up to 40% of their diet. Learn some protective measures to garden in oak woodlands country.
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    Gardening in Deer Country, Part 1

    July 14, 2017April 4, 2018
    Deer are herbivores, which creates gardening challenges. It is possible to create a beautiful garden despite the deer, but first a gardener has to understand these lovely creatures!
  • Gardening

    Fragrant Natives for the Garden

    March 30, 2017April 4, 2018
    Many native plants are fragrant year-round, but the quality of fragrance depends on the season, and sometimes on the time of day. Create a garden me with an enchanting aroma.
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    Growing Clarkias

    March 16, 2017April 4, 2018
    Clarkias are annual plants that are easy to grow in our gardens. These charismatic flowers bloom at the end of the wildflower season, hence their common name “Farewell-to-Spring."
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    The Coastal Native Garden

    March 14, 2017April 2, 2018
    Gardeners who live on or near the coast are able to grow a variety of plants. However, there are varying degrees of difficulty with beachy soils and temperate climate.
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    California Native Bunchgrasses

    March 13, 2017April 2, 2018
    Bunchgrasses offer benefits both aesthetic and functional.  Attributes include contrast, the element of motion, habitat restoration, visual interest, and historical value.
  • Gardening

    The Value of Vines

    March 13, 2017April 2, 2018
    When we think of vines in the garden, most of us think of their ornamental value or perhaps their functional value. However, matured vines can support birds and the bees.
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    Why Garden with Native Plants

    January 28, 2017April 4, 2018
    Gardening with native plants brings California beauty into your landscape with many benefits. Your native garden can save water, lower your maintenance work, support local ecology, and more.
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