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May 19, 2022
Home Gardening in a Dry Year
Properly watering your freshly installed plants is key to their long-term survival.The first watering is critical and one of the only times you can’t overwater…
Category: Gardening with Native Plants
• Gardening with Native Plants
October 7, 2021
Climate and the Biodiversity Crisis: Planting Solutions
As we collectively witness a barrage of climate disasters sweep across the planet, many of us are asking, “What should I be doing to protect…
October 1, 2021
The Fab Five: Unique Native Plants You’ll Want to Consider
1. Perfect for a container: Cliff Maids (Lewisia spp. and hybrids) There are several species of Lewisia native to California, mostly but not exclusively occurring…
October 1, 2021
Companion Planting: Your Veggies Need a Little Help from Their Friends
Are you ready for a sensory experience? Clear your mind and think about the vegetable garden you’d love to have come summer. The smell of…
June 23, 2021
From Seed to Specimen
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a living collection of California’s native plants and an accredited museum – one of 57 public gardens that currently…
December 1, 2020
Design Your Own Native Plant Garden
The first step in a good garden design is to understand what you want to get back from your garden. Do you enjoy wandering around…
May 1, 2019
Your Garden This Spring
Finally! A season of adequate rain! When did we think we would be able to say that again? Despite the long-term deficit in our reservoirs…