YouTube: Super Bloom Field Trip
Every year, I say I'm going to go see a Super Bloom in person. And every year, it doesn't happen. Until now!
David and his kids play in their wild yard.
Podcast: Wild Yards with David Newsom
This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, we explore native habitats and landscapes with David Newsom of Wild Yards Project. David is an amateur native plant enthusiast but you'd never know it when you see his garden.
Podcast: Pollinator Victory Garden with Kim Eierman
On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week, we chat with author Kim Eierman about her book, The Pollinator Victory Garden.
Doug Tallamy spends time observing wildlife on his 10 acre property.
Podcast: Native Habitats with Doug Tallamy
Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Doug Tallamy. Doug is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.
Lilac Verbena, verbena lilacina
Wordless Wednesday: California Natives in Bloom
Everyone else's winter is California's spring. Check out these California natives in bloom. And not a California native, but certainly a trademark of California: More to come!
New bioswale captures and sinks water deep into the ground for fruit trees to enjoy.
Big Changes for a Big Front Yard
Our largest Turf Removal Rebate project to date involved eliminating 3,000 square feet of lawn in a big front yard and parkway in Beverlywood. The owners wanted to reduce their water bill and make their front yard an inviting place for kids to play, while providing native habitat for birds and pollinators. These were big changes for the neighborhood, as a quick drive around the block would prove. Every house had a lawn. This was going to be big. This…
California native plants are ready to go in the ground now.
Fall: Time to Plant Perennials
Fall is the time of year to plant perennials. Why? Isn't the season winding down? It is, but it's the perfect time to put winter-hardy perennials in the ground because they will use winter to develop strong roots. When spring rolls around, those fall-planted perennials will be leaps and bounds ahead of spring-planted plants, and will produce flowers or fruit more quickly. We're taking these cooler days to plant California Natives in the front yard. Next spring they'll jump into…
A loquat tree with cages of cotton hanging about
Native Garden Tour- Part 2: The coolest thing ever
Plants are interesting. Birds are interesting. Put them together and you get a Xerces Society Certified Pollinator Habitat. Last week on the Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour, we started off with a jaw dropping experience in Beverly Hills that was worthy of its own blog post. It was the coolest thing ever. For those who missed the first installment of this tour, read up and come back. Okay, now onward. The first stop on the tour lent mystery before…
Dendromecon Hartfordii and it's cousin, Dendromecon rigida are sunny additions to any California native garden.
Native Garden Tour – Part 1: Great Plants for Pollinators
I was gifted two tickets to the Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour this past weekend and set out with my co-chair for the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase to see what native plants people are growing in Los Angeles right now. We came away with a few new favorites and some terrific experiences. Native plants, no matter where you live, are great plants for pollinators. They support wildlife of all kinds with food and shelter, and more importantly, they…