Spring 2025

 Looking for an attractive plant that uses little water, is pest and deer-resistant, looks good year-round, and can serve a variety of garden purposes? Westringia may be just the plant for you. This easy-care evergreen shrub has gray-green to green or variegated foliage. Westringia is native to…

 Foothill penstemon is a true blue California native that blooms profusely yet needs little water. It also attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds – but deer stay away. This beautiful perennial has close relatives available in many colors: white, yellow, pink, purple, and red. Penstemon is the…

MARCH  Maintenance and preventionChop up cover crop foliage into small pieces if you grew a cover crop. Turn under or add the clippings to your compost pile.Replace path mulches that have been washed away by heavy rains.Apply two to four inches of mulch where existing mulch is thin…