The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
Note: I have updated this with two upcoming 2024 sales in the Inland Empire (East of LA). People in areas outside the Inland Empire and desert areas of Southern CA, please check here for California native plant sales. Elsewhere, look up your state's native plant society. Plants native to your areas …
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For a steep hike in a favorite preserve -- and a wonderful example of California native plants and the wildlife they attract - check out the Chaparral Vistas to Preservation Point Trail in Oak Glen Preserve (Oak Glen CA). If you have extra time, the preserve has other fun and easier trails for …
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If you’re in the market for a tree or shrub, consider California natives -- for a number of reasons. While we’ve received nearly two inches of rain this fall, Southern California is still in an extreme drought. California native trees are drought tolerant and have the best chance of success once …
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As for many in California, the numerous days of 100+ degree heat has been tough on our vegetable garden, roses, fruit trees and well, pretty much everything (including ourselves....) But we continue to have some plants – mostly California natives or their hybrids – that look good despite little …
I realize I haven't written about ceanothus - commonly called wild lilac, which has been ablaze with its blue blooms lately. So here is another favorite, which has done really well on the two properties where we planted it. It's short-livedness is a rumor for us, and backed up by ceanothus in the …
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Manzanitas (arctostaphylos) are one of my favorite native plants. Their reddish bark offers a striking contrast to their green leaves, which look healthy even when temps start soaring. Very drought tolerant, they grow well in the West as long as you don't overwater them or fertilize them. The four …
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