Tag: White Sage

• White Sage is Weird

  

  White sage is an aromatic plant in the mint family that grows in Southern California and Northern Baja California and nowhere else in the world. In addition to its rarity, not just any bee or insect can pollinate this plant. The white sage flower needs a heavy bee like a California bumblebee or a Carpenter […]

  E. Wallace

  November 17, 2022

  California Bumblebees, Gardening with Native Plants, White Sage

  bumblebees, california native plants, pollinators, White Sage

• Sage Sings Tonight

  

  Tonight the doors open at 6:30 p.m. as the Orange County chapter of the California Native Plant Society launches A Sage in Every Garden. OCCNPS will also screen Saging the World at the Norman Murray Community Center this evening, Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. Four members of the Acjachemen Nation will join us and […]

  E. Wallace

  November 9, 2022

  Gardening with Native Plants, White Sage

  acjachemen Nation, gardening, Nature, Saging the World, White Sage

• Sage Celebration Begins November 9

  

  The California Native Plant Society Orange County chapter (OCCNPS) has a multi-event evening planned on Wednesday, November 9 at the Norman Murray Community Center in Mission Viejo. Everyone is invited to join us. 6:30 p.m. Doors Open 6:45 p.m. A Sage in Every Garden Giveaway Begins At 6:45, OCCNPS will begin giving away 96 four-inch […]

  E. Wallace

  November 2, 2022

  Gardening with Native Plants, White Sage

  california native plants, gardening, White Sage

• White Saging

  

  I’ve met several people recently who believe that burning white sage smudge sticks will remove evil spirits from their house. Yesterday, someone told me that she burned white sage for cleansing her house, but it didn’t work. I suggested that she might consider planting a white sage and caring for it as a more healing […]

  E. Wallace

  October 24, 2022

  Gardening with Native Plants, White Sage

  bees, butterflies, california native plants, gardening, Saging the World, smudge sticks, White Sage

• Why White Sage?

  

  White sage, also known as Sacred Sage, is a sacred plant to Indigenous Peoples, used ceremonially for prayer. White sage is special because it grows only in Southern California and in Northern Baja California. It grows nowhere else in the world. Unfortunately, current television shows and movies have popularized sage smudging as a quick and […]

  E. Wallace

  September 27, 2022

  Gardening with Native Plants, White Sage

  california native plants, gardening, Nature, Saging the World, trend smudging, White Sage

• A Sage in Every Garden Coming Soon

  

  The Orange County chapter of the California Native Plant Society (OCCNPS) is partnering with Roger’s Gardens this fall to distribute 2,000 four-inch White Sage (Salvia apiana) plants to Orange County homeowners. The campaign begins November 2022 and extends through February 2023. A Sage in Every Garden is modeled after the 2019 buckwheat giveaway campaign. OCCNPS […]

  E. Wallace

  September 14, 2022

  Gardening with Native Plants, White Sage

  butterflies, california native plants, Nature, pollinators, White Sage