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Plant Selection: Native Plant Communities
Emulate naturally occurring plant communities when choosing plants for your native garden. When designing a native garden, plant selection is probably the one aspect people find most exciting–and...
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An Advocate for the Wildlife Garden
The original advocate, Theodore Payne. It could be said that the most important component of what we as native plant gardeners/designers do is educate people. We feel an inherent value, Joy, and...
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The Meadow Garden
Clarkia unguiculata Mountain Garland and White Linen California Poppy A type of wildlife friendly landscape that is attracting a lot of attention these days is the meadow garden. Even though this style...
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Profile: Chino Hills State Park
Although primarily consisting of rolling grasslands, the park boasts many native plant species. Being a resident of Southern California has its perks. World-class beaches, soaring mountain peaks, and...
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Plant Profile: Trees of Chino Hills State Park
Cool shade of the southern Oak Woodland In my prior post I wrote about the importance of familiarizing ourselves with the flora and fauna of our local native ecosystems. With regard to our native...
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Shrubs of Chino Hills State Park
As a native plant garden designer or home gardener, understanding how plants are naturally arranged in their environment is critical. Understanding what species occur together in their plant community...
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Water Conservation Equals Energy Conservation!
To reach southern California, water must travel long distances through complex delivery systems. Most Californians understand that swelling populations in the southwest are and will continue to outpace...
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Public can help stem the spread of gold-spotted oak borer
Oaks in eastern San Diego county ! University of California scientists are calling on the public to help stem the spread of the gold-spotted oak borer, a small invasive beetle that has already killed...
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The Manzanita!
Eastwood Manzanita growing along Old Hwy 80 One of the greatest joys as a designer of native gardens in California is working with Arctostaphylos, a.k.a., Manzanita. I can trace my interest in these...
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California Native Garden Design: Misnomers and Plant Selection
Invasive mustard plants cover the summer hillsides. I am asked many questions as a designer of native gardens, some more often than others. Today I thought I would take time to address two such query’s...
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