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Californian Native Plants
http://gardennatives.blogspot.com/
run a small scale nursery specializing in Californian native plants suitable for gardens in Contra Costa County. Generally they are warmer, drier and have heavier soils than those found throughout other parts of the Bay Area and therefore have some unique requirements.
- Added on: Mar 7th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Troy McGregor
- Listed in: Gardening Lawn & Garden
- Tags: native plants containers butterfly garden pollinator plants
Recent Posts
Natives at Night
Have you ever been disappointed with your digital images of that 'once in a lifetime' flower or plant. I have been. Most of our shots are taken during daylight hours when light intensities give the amateur photographer a 'take it or leave it' result....
Fall Color without Foliage
"But I want Fall foliage just like I remember growing up with back east...blah blah blah" Can a foreigner technically tell someone to go back where they came from? TICFall foliage from the east coast is spectacular but this is the west coast and out ...
Just Add Heat
What started as a test pad for left over plants has since become the best example of some of my most used native plants. My sister-in-law lives in the central valley city of Visalia which is both colder and hotter than our location in the bay area. T...
More Garden Carnage
Although it may seem like a run of the mill garden insect, the California Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis Californica) is a ferocious predator. Here are some images and a short movie of one taking down a Western Yellowjacket in our garden this morning. ...
Aphid v Predator
Hold off on the pesticide and watch what happens...Arrival of the aphids...... and their farmers. Ants feed off the honeydew produced by aphids and will defend their vending machines against predators.After one week of rampant aphids, their natural p...
Bloody Bermudagrass
One month on from the sheet mulching extravaganza and I thought all was going well. No Irrigation blowouts, only a few plants lost (thanks to the 100 degree days) and no weeds... enter my neighbor from across the street to tell me about a weed that h...
