Among California’s dizzying array of native plants, there are many that stay green through summer naturally.
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Greening Your Garden — Literally!
Posted in Garden Design, Seasonal Gardening, tagged Garden with Natives, native plants, Seasonal color, summer green, water saving, water-wise on September 18, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Replace your lawn!
Posted in Garden Design, Habitat Gardening, tagged greenhouse gases, habitat, lawns, native plants, water saving on January 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Neighbors dislike, and homeowner associations sometimes forbid, the ‘untidy’, ‘weedy’ native plants in our suburban gardens, when compared with the neatly mowed front yards that surround them, and there is no doubt that rolling swathes of green are extremely appealing. We justify this substitution by emphasizing that the right selection of native plants requires less [...]