Category: Garden Planning Tools
Designing with California Native Plants
September 7, 2022
Randi Gunder is an experienced Landscape Designer, whom specializes in California’s Native Plants. In this video, she breaks down her design process and guides us through her professional tips to help you create your ideal native landscape.
Randi’s Plant Palettes (PDF from YouTube Design Talk)
September 1, 2022
Check out Tree of Life’s in-house designers favorite plant palettes!
Ugly Is Not a Turf Replacement
June 27, 2022
To avoid these easily recognizable and just plain ugly “syndromes,” let’s achieve functional beauty by exploring some key planning and planting principles. Consider the following points whether you are replacing existing turf, or working on a new design that might have traditionally been planted with turf, back “in the good old days.”
Butterfly Gardening
May 27, 2022
Attracting butterflies to your garden is a rewarding way to foster a healthy population of beneficial insects. Here, we have compiled a list of the best host and nectar sources for attracting California native butterflies.
Spring Equinox 2022
March 19, 2022
Spring Equinox 2022 To mark The end of night, beginning of day And end of day, beginning of night Songs, morning and evening Phrases complex
Plant It Right! (English and Spanish)
November 27, 2021
Mike Evans, walks you through the proper horticultural technique of how to plant a plant with success.
En este video, el presidente de Tree of Life Nursery, Mike Evans, lo guía a través de la técnica hortícola adecuada para plantar una planta con éxito garantizado.
Designing With California Native Plants
October 16, 2021
Join Randi Gunder, Tree of Life Nursery’s in-house landscape designer, as she goes over the basics of California native plant design. Randi wants you to walk away from this workshop feeling inspired and confident when it comes to your native plant garden.
Create & Care for a Natural Garden
October 13, 2021
As native plants become established and the garden starts to function as a whole, rather than a sum of parts, your involvement becomes that of a steward and participant. You will be tending the garden, not maintaining it.