How To Water Native Plants Workshop
July 4, 2022
In this video, Mike will go over everything you need to know about watering a native California plant garden. Now is the time to save water and create habitat.
Category: Blog
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.”
Create & Care for a Native Plant Garden
June 22, 2022
Planning and planting your garden and getting your California native plants off to a good start is the first fun step in creating your landscape. Long-term care, sometimes called “maintenance,” is more about connecting and engaging with your garden than working through a list of chores.
June in the Natural Garden
June 17, 2022
June, 2022 in the Natural Garden. Your natural garden should be just fine in your absence, perhaps it’s at a stage having become “self-sustaining,” so you can go play in nature.
Garden Allies: The Insects, Birds & Other Animals
May 31, 2022
Garden Allies invites you to make friends with the creatures that fill your garden—the reward is a renewed sense of nature’s beauty and a garden humming with life.
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.
May in the Natural Garden
May 4, 2022
M is for May, Mothers, Matilija poppy and Maybe one last rain, (but probably not this year).
April in the Natural Garden
April 7, 2022
Diversity. It is what makes southern California’s flora so amazing, and the lack thereof is what makes southern California’s “ornamental” public landscape so dull. Take a hike, prepared with camera, sketch pad or notebook and you’re in for a pleasant treat.
Introduction to Plant Propagation
March 23, 2022
Tree of Life Nursery is a California Native Plant Nursery in San Juan Capistrano. In this video, the Production Manager, Kevin Alison, introduces you to the world of plant propagation using examples with California native plants. In this presentation, Kevin will discuss growing plants from seeds, cuttings, and advanced methods such as plant tissue culture.