Why Use California Natives?

The benefits of using California native plants in landscaping are economic, aesthetic, and ethical. First, planting California natives will lower your water bill, eliminate the need for fertilizing, and reduce the time and energy spent maintaining the landscape (less mowing, hedging, and trimming). Second, California native plants will enliven the landscape, whether through colorful blooms, aromatic foliage, or the hummingbirds, butterflies, and other wildlife this vegetation attracts. Finally, too much of our world is becoming homogenized, and the landscaping in one part of the country (or the world) is largely the same as in another. Let's keep California's unique identity by using our state's natural abundance.

This site will have its primary focus on plants that will grow in Bakersfield and surrounding environs.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

In Memoriam : Bert Wilson

It is with great sadness that I learned this week of the passing of Bert Wilson, one of the founders and architects of the great nursery Las Pilitas and its all-embracing website.

I visited Las Pilitas when I first began converting my home landscaping from lawn to native garden, and based his recommendations, I planted Bladderpod, and Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (two plants that have thrived for me).  Thanks to Bert, there are gardens like mine throughout California (not to mention all the rehabilitated landscapes through government contracts).

According to my religious beliefs, we have one duty / obligation / holy mission in life: to leave this world better than we found it.  By this standard, Bert Wilson's life has been an overwhelming success.
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