Category: Blog
California Plants for a Sensory Garden
July 8, 2024
California natural gardens provide unique opportunities for us to use our five senses; sight, sound, taste, smell, and feel.
July in the Natural Garden
July 3, 2024
As we build and maintain our mini-ecosystems, we create living narratives and leave dynamic marks for everyone to utilize, appreciate, interpret, read, remember, and hopefully emulate, in both present and future.
June in the Natural Garden
June 5, 2024
The spring flew by, didn’t it? Hard to believe we soon will be dealing with long days, hot weather and our plants’ summertime water needs.
Garden Design in the Summer: Prepare for Fall Planting
June 4, 2024
Join Randi Gunder from Nature House as she presents on preparing your garden for fall planting during the summer months.
Festival of the Butterflies 10 year Anniversary
May 15, 2024
The Festival of Butterflies is more than just an event – it’s a celebration of nature, community, and the beauty of butterflies. Bring your family and friends for a day of joy, discovery, and unforgettable memories.
Monarchs & Local Butterflies w/ Bug Bob Allen
May 10, 2024
Monarchs and Butterflies of Orange County
California Native Garden: Plant Selection and Establishment Throughout the Seasons w/ Colin Dunleavy
April 22, 2024
Saturday workshop w/ Colin Dunleavy!
April in the Natural Garden
April 13, 2024
The cool (never extremely cold) and consistently wet winter/spring season has allowed us to put our gardens on autopilot. Even brand new plantings have required very little extra attention. Our storms have stacked up evenly over the last six months or so, totaling 20” of rain to date (TOLN reading), with more on the immediate horizon. Rejoicing in another easy year to be a naturist gardener.