This 12-month garden management calendar is for a maturing native garden (3-5 years old) January   If the garden has a red fescue meadow, it will need occasional thatching. Cut back the meadow hard and thatch (remove dead grass material) every other year or every third year in areas where dead undergrowth appears. Reseed patchy […]

After your native garden is established, you’ll want to know what to do to keep it looking good. As your Native California Garden source, we want to help you maintain your garden so that you’ll have happy plants and many years of enjoying them. CNGF Garden Maintenance Workshops teach participants how to maintain and prune […]

You picked up a packet of native wildflower seeds. Now, how to get the best results? Clean up the area where you want to plant. Lightly rough up the soil surface. Mix the seed with an equal part of sand. Sow 1 tablespoon to cover 100 square feet. Cover with a thin compost layer. Tamp […]