Every once in a while we have a new plant that the bees and other wild things create. When they appear exceptional and different from the “rest” we try to make more of them. Salvia ‘JJ’ was spotted by two of our employees both named Jaime, growing on one...
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The Fire and Back to Normal- Compared to so many others we got off “easy” from the Mountain Fire. While we’ll have some losses mostly from the winds and losing water for a short period of time it’s all minor stuff. Cal Fire did a great job at protecting...
Some Plants Are Dormant…and they should be planted now! Matilija Bob 10/27/24-Featured picture Asclepias speciosa and Lilium parvum. Even though there is no green showing ….they are just dormant and now is the time to plant them. All of our California natives and plants in general go through a...
Some prices will be going up November 1st…. We’ll be raising some retail prices beginning November 1st. The majority of our 1-gallon native plants we sell for $8 and we will be raising them to $9. The majority of our 5-gallon plants we currently sell for $25 will be...
Fall is Time to Plant Matilija Poppies- yes, now is finally planting time for these matilija poppies. There are actually two matilija poppies species both very similar and we won’t sweat the small stuff. The have a reputation of being hard to plant but once they establish it’s off...
Fall Planting and Pacific Coast irises….some of our native plants have a very strong seasonal planting time window. If your plant within in the window they will grow just fine. Outside the seasonal window not so much. Pacific coast irises are like this. In California we have 11 or...
Almost Fall Planting Season But These Can Be Planted Now We’re getting a really nice crop of desert mallow seedlings. These can be planted now and will flower all year. They are hybrids from mostly our Sphaeralcea ambigua mixed with others from the southwest. We’re getting mostly oranges but...
Planting for Summer ….flowering into fall. While fall/winter is the best time to plant natives “some” can be planted in summer and bloom even through fall and into winter. Consider planting desert mallows. These are native to California and the southwest. In California they flower mostly orange but in...
Our current pricing for typical 1-gallon native plants is $8. Some 1-gallon plants are more expensive by a few dollars and these include but are not limited to matilija poppies, Fremontodendron, and our pacific coast hybrid irises. The pricing on our 5-gallon natives are $25 and just like the...