Tag: hummingbirds

• Designing a California Native Garden

  

  Today I am highlighting a few California native plants that provide a formal foundation for a home landscape. Planting a California native garden is a beautiful solution for the state’s water challenges because native plants reduce water consumption while also supporting nature. If you have space in your home landscape, a Coast Live Oak (Quercus […]

  E. Wallace

  May 31, 2022

  monarch butterflies, Native plant gardens, Nature

  butterflies, desert willow, hummingbirds, oak trees, toyon

• Why Native Plants Matter

  

  California native plants can be a little tricky for the inexperienced gardener, and if you live in central and north Orange County, they can be hard to find. So why bother planting native plants in your garden? Because wildlife, butterflies, and native bumblebees are absolutely dependent upon local native plants for food and shelter, and […]

  E. Wallace

  May 4, 2022

  Native plant gardens, Nature

  butterflies, hummingbirds, insects, native plants