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November 28, 2023
Can Oak Trees Provide a Natural Fuel Break?
The amount and types of plants present in a landscape play a crucial role in how fire travels from one area to the next. Although…
Category: Gardening with Native Plants
November 3, 2023
Find Your Perfect Plant Match
We are all too familiar with the countless hours spent looking for love, holding on to the hopes of discovering that special match that checks…
October 20, 2023
3 Tips for Mastering Garden Design
When planning your garden, it is important to consider layout and design. Welcome back to our October planning series with Alejandro Lemus, the Garden’s horticultural…
October 13, 2023
Establishing Your Garden Goals
As the summer season draws to a close, fall ushers in the perfect planting season for California natives. Shorter days, cooler weather, and the promise…
September 29, 2023
Be Local, Plant Local
In celebration of fall 2023, we’re opening the Garden to our central coast community at a special 20% off admission. And, we’ve packed our events…
August 14, 2023
Have You Seen Our (Secret) Garden?
Nestled just above the intersection of Tunnel and Mission Canyon Road is the “Salutation Garden section,” a small triangular parcel of land owned and maintained…
July 24, 2023
Ironwood | Issue 33
The spring/summer issue of Ironwood is now available online. Ironwood, the Garden’s biannual magazine, beautifully celebrates the power of native plants and their impact on…
February 27, 2023
Can an Early-blooming Plant Help the Western Monarch?
The western population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is at an increasing risk of local extinction, having declined 99% in population size over the…