Tag: Tree of life Nursery

• Celebrate Tree of Life Nursery’s Legacy with OCCNPS

  

  Tree of Life Nursery will close in December, prompting the Orange County Chapter of the California Native Plant Society to hold a Members Celebration Day on October 18. The event includes special rare plant sales, free box lunches for members, expert presentations, and an art activity. Non-members can register for membership on-site.

  E. Wallace

  October 12, 2025

  Botany, Buckwheat, California Bumblebees, Gardening with Native Plants, HOA Landscapes, Monarchs and Milkweed, Nature, Vera’s Gardens in Trabuco Canyon, White Sage

  california native plants, celebration, food, gardening, Nature, OCCNPS Member Celebration, southern california, Tree of life Nursery

• Honoring Tree of Life Nursery’s Impact on California Ecology

  

  Tree of Life Nursery, closing this December after 45 years, has profoundly influenced California’s native plant community. Members of OCCNPS express gratitude for its role in fostering connections between people and ecology. The nursery served as both a retail space and a space for education, enriching the lives of many through native gardening.

  E. Wallace

  October 5, 2025

  Botany, Buckwheat, California Bumblebees, Gardening with Native Plants, HOA Landscapes, Monarchs and Milkweed, Nature, White Sage

  birds, butterflies, california native plants, ecology, pollinators, southern california, Tree of life Nursery

• Meet Katie Newman: Advocate for California Native Plants

  

  Katie Newman, a board member of the OCCNPS, shares her journey with California native plants, influenced by her gardening family and studies at UC Davis. She’s currently working on outreach through social media while cultivating a garden with both natives and non-natives. Her goal is to reshape perceptions of native landscaping.

  E. Wallace

  December 5, 2024

  Botany, Buckwheat, California Bumblebees, Gardening with Native Plants, Monarchs and Milkweed, White Sage

  butterflies, california native plants, gardening, native plants for shade, Nature, southern california, Tree of life Nursery

• Buckwheat with a Side of Natives

  

  The Shipley Nature Center of Huntington Beach is partnering with STEMscopes students to host the final Buckwheat in Every Garden giveaway of 2019. The December 7th Shipley Nature Center buckwheat giveaway is especially exciting because along with the 200 buckwheat plants being distributed for free, Shipley will offer 70 additional California native plants for sale.…

  E. Wallace

  November 29, 2019

  Buckwheat

  Buckwheat, butterflies, gardening, Nature, pollinators, Shipley Nature Center, Tree of life Nursery

• Buckwheat Brings Beauty

  

  Native plant lovers know from experience that California native plants bring beauty into their lives through connections with people, pollinators and wildlife. Do you have questions about California native plants? Tree of Life Nursery is hosting California Native Plant Society experts this Saturday, October 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is your chance to…

  E. Wallace

  October 24, 2019

  Buckwheat

  Buckwheat, butterflies, california native plants, pollinators, Tree of life Nursery

• Simple Ways to Make Your Garden Good for Butterflies

  

  Bringing local wild land plants into your garden will increase the number of butterflies inhabiting your airspace. For residents in Southern California, gardening with native California plants can be unfamiliar. Most homeowners appreciate the ease of shopping at their neighborhood Home Depot Garden Center, Lowes, and True Value for plants. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to find…

  E. Wallace

  September 2, 2019

  Buckwheat

  birds, butterflies, california native plant society, milkweed, Monarch, narrow-leaf milkweed, Tree of life Nursery