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December 8, 2019

Cut Things Back in Your Garden- Don’t be Afraid

Cut Things Back in Your Garden- Don’t be Afraid-Bob Sussman Your fall native garden might be looking pretty ratty this time of year. Our natives tend to go dormant with the warm summers and no rain. If you don’t take[…]

December 1, 2019

A Class: Gardening with Native Plants – I’ll do my best!

The class is now closed.   A Class: Gardening with Native Plants – I’ll do my best! (the update- as of 12/2 14 people have signed up. The class closes at 20. You can register up until the day of[…]

September 26, 2019

Fall Planting- Planting Pacific Coast Irises

Fall Planting-Planting Pacific Coast Irises, Bob Sussman9/26 We waited and waited and waited the temps have dropped and now is my chance to plant some pacific coast irises in my front garden. Now the work starts. The area that I[…]

July 31, 2019

Trip to the Santa Barbara Botanic 8/25!

Trip to the Santa Barbara Botanic 8/25! We should be arriving at 1:00 and we’ll wait right just inside the entrance and in front of the gift store. The bathrooms are there too. My cell is 805-796-9421, just in case[…]

July 14, 2019

A Visit To Calif. Lutheran Univ. in Thousand Oaks

A Visit to Calif. Lutheran Univ. in Thousand Oaks, 7/19 Today I went to go take a look at the native/southwest landscape areas at Calif. Lutheran Univ. in Thousand Oaks- about 10 min. from my house. We’ve been working with[…]

June 18, 2019

Time to Plant Milkweed for the Monarchs

Time to Plant Milkweed for the monarch butterfly caterpillars- We grow a few different types of milkweed that’s native to the region or near. The most popular is the narrow leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) and it’s on sale this week.[…]

May 22, 2019

Plant Matilija Poppies fall/winter- not spring/summer!

Plant Matilija Poppies fall/winter – not spring/summer!- 5/22- Bob Sussman As you driving and hiking around you’ll see in home, public, and botanic gardens the flowering matilija poppies……Loved by people and bees. They also make excellent cut flowers. This is[…]

May 2, 2019

Native plant …Propagation by Seed CLASS

Native Plant Propagation by Seed Class!!!   Here’s a short outline so you know what we’ll be doing: I. Overview as to what we do and when. Going to to where there seed flats are planted and looking at what[…]

February 23, 2019

Trip to Santa Ana Botanic Garden to See the Irises

SPCNI Visit to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden-Bob Sussman   See you all tomorrow at the entrance or just inside at 10:00. I’ll be shooting for 10:00 but given the traffic and distance there’s a fair size distribution as[…]

February 10, 2019

Matilija Bob’s California Native Plant Propagation Class!

March 23rd- Plant Propagation Class (rain may cause reschedule) A couple of cancellations – room of a couple more people but you gotta let me know. Thanks, Bob Just posted a brief course outline at the bottom- so scroll down.[…]
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Featured Plant

symphorbetsysberry-2

Identification

Botanical Name

 Symphoricarpos 'Betsy's Berry'

Common Name

 east coast red snowberry

Characteristics

Flower Color

 Red

Mature Size

 3 tall × 3 wide

Climactic Requirements

Light

 Full Sun / Filtered Sun / Part Shade

Water

 Drought Tolerant / Occasional / Moderate
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