Plant Care Resources
How to Water Your Natives
Understanding how to water your California native plants is one of the most important and least understood aspects of creating a healthy and flourishing native garden. We are asked about irrigation nearly every day. Do I water my natives once a week for their entire lifetime, or, since they’re drought tolerant, should I leave them alone as soon as they get in the ground? Hopefully, this guide will help answer some of your questions. Read more…
Landscaping Advice
Fire Safe Gardens
Wildfire resilience begins at home—literally. A thoughtfully designed landscape using California native plants can dramatically reduce wildfire vulnerability while supporting biodiversity, water conservation, and long-term ecological health. Fire-safe landscaping isn’t about eliminating plants; it’s about rearranging, maintaining, and selecting them wisely. Read more…
Habitat Gardening
Native Plant Butterfly Gardens
As with many pollinators, one of the side benefits of supporting the butterflies in our gardens is that their favorite foods tend to be highly decorative and aesthetically pleasing. However, even if a particular landscaped space can’t be a flower garden, it’s still possible to make it an inviting stop for some of the most elegant of our native wildlife. In fact, planting for butterflies can look like everything from colorful beds of blossoms to a well-chosen hedge, fruiting shrub, or shade tree. Read more…