Native plant Care
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Follow Calscape's step-by-step guide to rewilding your garden. With clear instructions and tools to find local California native plants, this is a great place to start your rewilding journey.
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Watering is one of the trickiest parts to master in a native garden. Unlike many other horticultural varieties, native plants are very particular about when and how much water they receive. Follow this California Native Plant Society guide to master watering.
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Access the California Native Plant Society's breadth of resources to design and care for a native plant garden here. With landscaping tools and guides to water, prune, and more, this site provides excellent materials for new and experienced gardeners.
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Native West's watering guide features concise information for watering your native garden.
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Follow Theodore Payne's guide for getting native plants established during their first year in your garden. This guide outlines the basics of native plant care during year one.
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California Native Plants for the Garden is a comprehensive resource that features more than 500 of the best California native plants for gardening.
Carol Bornstein is one of Southern California’s most highly respected native plant specialists and co-author with David Fross and Bart O’Brien of California Native Plants for the Garden (Cachuma Press, 2006). Carol was a horticulturist for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for nearly thirty years.