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# California Native Plant Gardening Resources
Why Native Plants?Garden DesignPrep, Planting & MaintenanceWhat to Plant?CNPS Plant ListsPlant Sales & NurseriesGallery of GardensBooks! & MoreAgencies & OrganizationsArticlesWhy Native Plants?
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#### Why plant natives?  Enjoy reduced watering, mowing, and fertilizing, feel the satisfaction of creating habitat for insects, birds, reptiles, and other organisms, and savor the connection between yourself and the land.
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  You can bring the beauty of California into your own landscape while also receiving – and providing – numerous benefits.  CNPS.
  Doug Tallamy explains how gardeners can enhance biodiversity and slow the rate of extinction by planting natives in their yards.  NY Times.
  In creating a native plant landscape, gardeners become part of a collective effort to preserve birds and the insects they need to survive.   Audubon.
  You can enjoy many benefits while bringing the beauty of California into your garden by using water-wise native plants.  California DWR.
  Native plant gardens  may help save birds, butterflies, bees, toads, frogs and other beneficial creatures, that have lost habitat due to  development by providing foraging opportunities.  Nancy Bauer.
  Calscape summarizes the benefits to you and to the plant, insect,  animal, and soil communities that interact in our landscapes.  CNPS.
Garden Design
#### **Creating Habitat and Restoring Ecosystems in Your Garden**
   Haven Keirs presents advice on creating layered habitat gardens that provide beauty as well as refuge for beneficial insects.  CNPS.
  Attract birds, butterflies, and other life to your garden with native plants that coevolved with native fauna.  CNPS.
  Steps to create a bird sanctuary that saves water and combats climate change.  Audubon.
 Approach  Your garden can gather rainwater to cycle back into the ecosystem.  G3 Green Gardens Group.
Public Rain Gardens in  and    demonstrate inexpensive and effective means of capturing storm water runoff for plant growth and soil enrichment.   Cities of Elk Grove and Sacramento
#### **Designing Your Garden**
  Download regional guides with design ideas and local plant lists.  CNPS.
 Professional designs and plant lists for sunny, shady, hedgerow, linear strip, entry, and planter gardens.  CNPS.
   Consider plant communities, climate, water resources and drainage, plant size and life cycle, and critters in mind.  Las Pilitas.
  A 10-foot by 10-foot native garden design from Arboretum experts.  See also the , and a .  UC Davis Arboretum.
  A 1000 sf native plant garden **plan** for birds and pollinators.  Designed for the LA area, but useful in the Sacramento Valley. Theodore Payne Foundation.
  Garden **plans** for shade, sun, privacy, median strips, and pots, including plant quantities.  Bloom! California.
  Slide show illustrating  prep and installation, including lawn removal, site and soil analysis, design concepts, construction, and maintenance.  Links to garden **plans** from City of San Jose.  Earthcare Landscaping.
  A guide to preparing your site, designing your garden, and installing plants.  Theodore Payne Foundation.
  Garden galleries, planting **plan**, plants, and resources for irrigation, design and maintenance of  a water-wise garden.  Regional Water Authority.
#### **Getting Help**
Many local design companies can work with natives.  When we hear of those that express knowledge of and commitment to native landscapes, we’ll post a few here.  Please treat this very incomplete list as heresay and not recommendations!
.  Email.  (530) 723-6207.  A team of landscape professionals creates ecologically beneficial yards and public spaces.
.  Email.  (530) 756-2078.  Bernadette Balics.  Sustainable materials, natural processes, and local ecosystems.
  Email.  (916) 225-8625.  Mark Shaffer.  Native habitats and edible landscapes  to “bring the inhabitants of our environment together.”
.  Email.   (415) 529-8617.  Nicole Brodeur.   Sustainable and regenerative approach to California native plant landscaping.
Landscape Liaisons.  Email.  (530) 887-9887;  (916) 207-8787.  Cheryl Buckwalter.  Landscape design, consultation, and education. .  Email.  (916) 456-9779.  Marti Meyer.   Land environments that better support your needs as well as nature’s. .  Email.  (916) 685-8010.  Soleil Tranquilli.   Water efficient and wildlife habitat gardens with California native plants.   Email.  Shevaun Zakhir.  Budget friendly natural garden designs for DIY gardeners. .  Email.  Zeth Kinnett.  (916) 702-8268.  City of Sacramento Landscape Design Partner.  Email.   (916) 400-3442.  Upkeep for established gardens of native and edible plants. Prep, Planting & Maintenance
#### **Preparing, Planting, and Maintaining Your Native Garden**
  Learn the basics of removing grass, as well as mulching and caring for soil, planting, and watering.  CNPS.   Comprehensive guide to preparing site and soil, irrigating, planting, mulching, fertilizing, maintaining, and enjoying plants and place.  Tree of Life Nursery.
  Slide show illustrating  lawn removal, site and soil analysis, design concepts, construction, and maintenance.  Links to garden **plans** from City of San Jose.  Earthcare Landscaping.
  Tips and cautions for keeping your landscape healthy.  Control weeds and pests, prune, and learn about clean nursery practices.  CNPS.
   Best practices for watering new and established native plants.  See link to 7 steps for a drought-tolerant garden.  CNPS.
  Use the Plants tab to identify environmentally harmful horticultural and other plants.  California Invasive Plant Council.
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What to Plant?
#### **Find Plants that Fit**
  Learn about climate, plant communities, water needs, sun, and soil.  Then  for the right plants for your location.  CNPS.
 Lawn alternatives include  groundcovers,  meadows, kitchen gardens, rock gardens, and chaparral.   Sacramento County.
  Check the California native box, leave other selections blank and hit Search to limit the list to CA native plants.  Look for native all-stars plants at 
  Comprehensive information on wild California plants.  Use What Grows Here to ID existing plants in a location, or use the Planting Guide to find suitable native plants for your address.  CalFlora.
  Native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators and suitable for gardens.  Xerces.
   Search this Audubon tool by zip code for a limited list of native plants that provide ecosystem services for birds.
.  Plant descriptions in the context of their uses in garden design.  Regional Water Authority.
If your landscape includes native oaks, use these California Oak Foundation publications:
*   Brochures about acorns, lichens, galls, and more.
 Plants that are commonly associated with California oaks.  Las Pilitas Nursery.
 Helpful suggestions for planning a garden with canine companions and native plants known to be toxic for them.
CNPS Plant Lists
#### **Gardening with Natives**
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Plant Sales & Nurseries
#### **SacValley Chapter Plant Sales**
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SacValley Chapter plant sales take place in spring and fall at , located at Soil Born Farms, 2140 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670.  Plants are ordered online and picked up at prescheduled times. Plant sales are announced on the Chapter website and in the monthly .
CNPS chapters throughout the state hold plant sales during the year.
Regional Chapter Plant Sales:
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#### **Nurseries and Seeds**
##### Sacramento Area
Green Acres now has seed packets from Hedgerow Farms!
  Native plants for the wholesale trade.  Limited availability at CNPS plant sales.  Elk Grove.
##### Beyond Sacramento
  Plants and seeds available at sales throughout the year.  Davis.
  Annuals & perennials, including hard to find California native wildflowers.  Richmond.
  California natives and other plants adapted to a Mediterranean climate.  Fulton.
  Retail and wholesale nursery with natives for landscaping and restoration.  Chico.
  Wholesale and retail sale of seeds and plugs of California native grasses, forbs, sedges and rushes.  Often available at CNPS sales.  Winters.
  Seeds from over 200 species of California native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, vines, & trees, as well as live plants.  Bolinas.
  100% native California plants.  Their website contains many links on garden design and plant selection.  Santa Margarita.
  California native seeds and plants, including chaparral shrubs, trees, grasses, vines, wildflowers, and uncommon species.  Sun Valley.
#### **Nursery Search Tools**
  Look for the link to  “Nurseries carry this plant” in each plant description or use the Advanced Search feature to limit your search to specific nurseries.  CNPS.
  Map and list of nurseries offering native plants that have partnered with Bloom! California (CNPS).
  (CNPLX)  Choose native plants for a location in the state and find out who sells them and how to grow them.  Based on information from CalFlora.
  Extensive list of nurseries and conservation agencies in Californi
Gallery of Gardens
#### **Take Inspiration from Examples**
 Many images on this page link to public and private gardens around California.  CNPS   See what’s possible in this collection of California native gardens and find inspiration for your projects.  CNPS Archive of previous Gardens Gone Native  of native plant gardens in homes around Sacramento and Yolo counties.  CNPS
Photo essays on home landscapes featured in CNPS garden tours.
*  article featuring GGN gardens
 in your community share their gardens through photos as well as virtual and in-person visits.
Books! & More
#### Books are best for deep dives.  Information is vetted and organized for sustained treatment of a subject without the distractions built into many websites.
#### **CNPS Publications**
Explore articles, news and archives in .
Shop for books on flora and other natural wonders, as well as posters, prints, shirts, and more in the .
#### **Recommendations from Non-Profit Sources**
  Books recommended by the U.S. Forest Service.
  A wide selection of books on garden design, horticulture, ethnobotany, natural history, and more.
 boasts a solid list of California native plant-related titles with options for buying them from multiple sources, including local bookstores.
#### **General Book Hubs**
  lets you order books (of every kind) while supporting a bookstore of your choice.  Search by author, title or keywords:  “California native plants” works, or get creative with “California bees,” “western states galls,” and so on.
Your **public library** has troves of books on plants, gardening, horticulture, pollinators, and the rest.  In the region:
*   Sac County residents can use their free library account to put books on hold, request that books be sent to their branch, and even pull books from outside the region with Link+.
*  provides the same services to Yolo Co. residents.
  Agencies & Organizations
#### **CNPS**
*   Sac Valley chapter’s newsletters.
*   Buy local native plants for restoration and gardening.
*   Help bees, birds, butterflies and all of nature by planting natives in your home, school, and community gardens.
*   Seed collecting and plant identification.
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#### **Nonprofits**
  Wild California plants for conservation, education, and appreciation.
#### **Local Government Agencies**
  Department of Utilities rebates to customers to help pay for water efficient upgrades.
  Rebates for converting existing turf to native and drought tolerant landscaping.
  Landscape and irrigation rebates (funds may be temporarily exhausted).
Articles
#### **Suggested Resources from Local Gardeners**
Google searches for <California native plant gardening> and related terms turn up troves of information.  Add <site:edu> or <site:org> or <site:gov> to your search to limit the results to educational, non-profit, or government organizations.
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# Archive of Native Plant Lists
## **Archive of Regional Native Plant Lists**
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Title of Talk: Our Favorite Butterfly, The Monarch January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM The meeting will be held at Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. , Sacramento.  This will be a “hybrid” meeting and will be streamed on Zoom. Click here to register and attend via Zoom Summary Start out the new
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Title of Talk: Of All the Gall! November 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM Use this link to view the recording Summary If you have a native Oak in your yard or neighborhood, you are likely to have a lot (or not) of galls. Galls and gall wasps come in all shapes and sizes and are
aa Nursery Poster 2024  Wednesday, October 16, 10:00-11:30 A Volunteer Orientation is offered once a month, to introduce new friends to the nursery and our gardens. Join us!
Saturday, October 12, 10am-noon (We do not sell plants during the drop-in days.) You are invited to drop in to visit the Chapter’s nursery & demo gardens and find out why are Native Plants better for wildlife, people & the environment. You can also lend a hand with whichever projects we are working on. Sign-ups
Title of Talk: Grassland Gardens for the Grid: Bringing Native Grassland Species to the Urban Fabric October 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM The meeting was held in person at the Shepard Garden & Arts Center.  This was a “hybrid” meeting and the (partial) Zoom recording can be viewed on our YouTube Channel here:  Summary
Title of Talk: Seed Saving Basics September 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM The meeting was held at Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. , Sacramento.  It was a “hybrid” meeting and was live streamed on Zoom but not recorded at the presenter’s request. Summary What are seeds? Tiny time capsules! Living genetic potential!
There will be a Sacramento Valley Chapter CNPS field trip to Grass Lake (north of Luther Pass on Highway 89, near the California/Nevada border, and south of Lake Tahoe) on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Trip leaders will be Carol Witham and Greg Kareofelas with special guest leader Cynthia Powell. Grass Lake is a unique floating
Chapter Meeting and Potluck Social June 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM   Please join us for the SVCNPS June Potluck Social on June 12, 2024! This will be our first in-person chapter meeting since last year’s potluck. There will be a slideshow presented by five Garden Tour hosts. It will be at the Shepard Garden
Title of Talk: Native Garden Crafting 101: Designing With Nature May 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM Click here to view the recording on YouTube Summary Join us for a journey into the world of native garden design with Shevaun’s “Native Garden Crafting 101: Designing With Nature” presentation. This event is tailored for DIY enthusiasts eager
Title of Talk: Seed-Tending – The Wild World of Farming CA Native Plants for Restoration April 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM Click here to view the recording on YouTube Summary From dam removal to agricultural land-repurposing, our state has big plans to restore thousands of acres of land to valuable wildlife habitat. But accomplishing these
Title of Talk: Diverging restoration pathways for canopy and understory communities in riparian ecosystems along the Sacramento River March 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM Click here to view the recording on YouTube Summary This study repeats an overstory and understory survey of 37 restored and 41 reference forest sites along a 100-km span of the
Title of Talk: Greywater for the Golden State: Luxuriant Sustainability for Native Plant Gardens February 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM Click here to view the recording on YouTube Summary You don’t have to use more water to give your garden more water—at least not when you divert greywater to the landscape. Get inspired by the possibilities of greywater for
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## Homegrown Habitat
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The nursery leadership team is looking for volunteers who are interested in propagating local native plants. If you would like to learn more, please contact Chris at cnpschris@gmail.com.
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