Categories: Agrihood, Native Gardens, Plant Communities, Private Gardens, What's Happening, Wild Gardens Hikes
It’s July in California! All the annual wildflowers that had covered the Southern Chaparral have gone to seed. Driving on the road, you get that mid-summer feel as your view is dominated by largely grey-brown scrub, except for this one native beauty: California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum). This plant brings delight to gardeners on hot summer […]
Categories: Native Gardens, Private Gardens
Carol Damm has a native garden in San Francisco, designed by Alrie Middlebrook and maintained by Carol and her 6-year-old granddaughter. (Note: Alrie Middlebrook’s next book will consist of case studies, covering different styles, regions, plant communities, alternatives to lawns, habitat, children’s gardens, art, and sustainable features, such as greywater, food gardens, 12 months of […]
Categories: Native Gardens, Private Gardens
David and Nancy Crabbe enjoy and use their large native garden in San Carlos, often reading on the bench and in the tea house. Birds come to the fountain, including hummers, finches, and doves. And lots of bees visit. David spends 120 hours a year maintaining the garden, and shares it with deer and gophers. […]
Categories: Native Gardens, Private Gardens
The Fitzgerald garden is in a Los Gatos residential neighborhood at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains. After more than 4 years, their garden has grown in beautifully. Because their property is adjacent to a natural area, many more birds and wildlife visit their front garden. A custom fountain also attracts many birds. Renee […]
Categories: Native Gardens, Private Gardens
Mary David’s Redwood Grove Garden is under construction. Each section is derived from the plant communities that are naturally occurring on the site, as well as chaparral and coast bluff, which we have selected for areas that were disturbed by the home’s construction. In addition to the redwood grove, there is mixed evergreen woodland, oak […]