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      • Important Plant Areas
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      • Digging Deeper
      • Garden Ambassadors
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        • Rare Plant Status Review Forum
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  • Gardening

    Habitat Value of our Gardens

    March 9, 2017June 27, 2022
    California natives' ability to help save our ecosystems and the bird and insect species that depend on them is a vital reason to grow native plants in our gardens.
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    Hummingbird Gardening

    March 7, 2017April 2, 2018
    Learn hummingbird's habitat needs and favorite blooms to add to your garden. To attract these winged wonders, focus on increasing the “carrying capacity” of your garden.
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    Bay Area Plants For Habitat

    March 8, 2016April 4, 2018
    Many of the best plants for creating insect habitat are among those rarely cultivated by gardeners. The plants on the lists are those that got the most species of visiting bees.
  • Erigeron glaucus - Seaside Daisy and Skipper Butterfly. Photo by Laura Camp.
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    Gardening for Butterflies

    September 26, 2012February 8, 2018
    Nectar-bearing plants will bring butterflies, but all-around butterfly gardening means living with caterpillars, chewed leaves and some untidiness.
  • A. illustre (Megachilidae) on Penstemon spectabilis
    Life With Plants

    I Said It Was Not A Bee!

    May 2, 2011October 26, 2017
    Hours searching, red-eyed and teary, Scanning late near midnight weary...
  • White flower clusters on Arctostaphylos refugioensis
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    Feeding Frenzy-Manzanita and Friends

    November 2, 2010October 25, 2017
    Refugio manzanita blooms early and profusely, hosting a plethora of insect feeders, plus battling hummingbirds.
  • A bee in a California native garden
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    Bee-friendly gardening

    March 31, 2010October 6, 2021
    Native bees are 200 times more efficient at pollination than honey bees! You can support and rejuvenate local bee populations.
  • Costa's hummingbird visits Bladderpod flower (Cleome isomeris), Photo: Gary S. Meredith
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    A garden that is alive

    March 31, 2010February 8, 2018
    By selecting regional plants that remind you of a local hike, you bring a bit of that adventure to your home.
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    Native Plant Gardening for Birds in Southern California  

    October 20, 2006March 21, 2021
    Birds, in general, require resting, nesting, and food sources. In planning a garden with native plants the goal is to supply the needs of many local and migratory bird species.

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