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.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Coloring the Drought

Keeping a lawn alive requires watering throughout the year; having a burst of spring wildflowers requires giving the plants an extra bit of water in late winter and early spring.  In the context of our ongoing drought, what we should do is pretty clear . . .
California Poppy and Bird's Eye Gilia

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