
Attracting Songbirds to Your Garden
As you fill your garden with California native plants you will begin to hear the vibrant conversations of towhees, wrens, finches, warblers and sparrows, just to name a few!
As you fill your garden with California native plants you will begin to hear the vibrant conversations of towhees, wrens, finches, warblers and sparrows, just to name a few!
It is important to keep in mind when planting to use a variety of flowers that will provide access to our great range of pollinators. Equally important is providing food for pollinators year round. This can be achieved by keeping in mind a calendar of color when you are choosing your plants.
California native plants are well adapted to our climate and can tolerate extended periods of heat and drought in their natural setting. Many natives experience a drought-induced dormancy in the summer. They simply maintain their size and shape, add very little to no new growth, and sometimes even lose a few leaves toward the end of the season.This is how they “tough it out”.
After stewing over this for around 10 years, Mike Evans will finally let off some steam and attempt to make some sense out of southern California’s “Mulch Madness” in his presentation “The Low Down Dirt on Mulch.” Watch Mike discuss what works and what doesn’t in regards to putting stuff on the surface of your soil in your native garden.
The importance and application of creating a water conscious garden. In this presentation, Jodie describes designing and implementing a garden in concert with your local watershed.
honey bees aren’t the only pollinator that helps plants thrive. Southern California is a biodiversity hotspot, home to over 700 species of native bees. As urban development marches on, native plant gardens can be a crucial stepping stone for wild bees.
honey bees aren’t the only pollinator that helps plants thrive. Southern California is a biodiversity hotspot, home to over 700 species of native bees. As urban development marches on, native plant gardens can be a crucial stepping stone for wild bees.
How to WATER your Native Plants You will be watering less, you will be watering deeply and you will have a beautiful garden! When making
The first step in replacing your lawn can be a challenging one. You need to KILL YOUR LAWN. Why should you ‘Kill Your Lawn’ ?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAPRIL 1, 2010 Rare stem gall discovered on native plant. Nursery owners are shocked and delighted. April 1, 2010, San Juan Capistrano. The