Native Plant Landscaping
for Amateur Green Thumb
Renovating and changing your garden over to native plant landscaping will save you money and water. The California Friendly and native plants require less water, fertilizers, and herbicides than our typical landscaping choices.
Late fall is the perfect time to put native plants in the ground. Fall planting provides plants with many naturally cool, wet months to get established before the next hot, dry summer. When native plants are established they don’t need much care or water, unlike thirsty tropical plants.
Native plant landscaping benefits are:
California natives are pretty and fragrant and many of them are more spring flowers and winter berries. If you are an amateur green thumb, you gotta try them. Look for the California-Friendly Plant Logo when purchasing plants. Become environmentally aware of what makes California distinctly beautiful. Back to DIY Gardening Tips Page
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