Mar 1 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Groundcovers Are Best! Have you noticed ice plant all around San Diego? The mats of dry woody material that it forms? Problems with this invasive plant lie in its
Feb 1 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Fremontodendron If you are thinking about landscaping your front or back yard, try not to overlook this showstopper! There are many things to love about the
Jan 1 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Bulbs in Your Garden Spring in a non-native plant garden can be a wondrous time of colorful blooms from bulbs; tulips, ranunculus, daffodils, etc. But what about
Dec 1, 2020 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Avoid Invasive Plants, Use Natives Instead! Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity
Oct 1, 2020 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Going Native & Getting Buggy with California Buckwheat Can I get your attention by suggesting that you grow some wooly knees? Eriogonum (erion meaning “wool” and gonu meaning “knee” or “joint” in
Sep 1, 2020 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Palms NO, Native Trees YES! Pick up a postcard of San Diego. What do you see besides iconic landmarks? Mexican Fan Palms, Washingtonia robusta, Canary Island Date Palms
Aug 1, 2020 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Lawn Time Summer is the time. Time to get out and get some gardening done. Time to stay active in the yard during COVID-19. Time to kill your invasive
Jul 1, 2020 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Lemonade Berry & Sugar Bush - Garden Workhorses The Sumac family, Anacardiaceae, contains a rather odd variety of plants: the yummy, familiar mango, pistachio and cashew but also poison oa
Jun 1, 2020 GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Urban Gardens as Wildlife Refuges Elton John sang eloquently about the "Circle of Life" but I think it was a limited circle focused on generations. To an ecologist, the circl
Jun 1, 2020 MORE GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: How to Support Biodiversity? Plant More Natives & Fewer Exotics! Biodiversity impacts us in endless ways. It affects our health, our food, the natural beauty seen around us, air, water, soil, and environme
