A Collector’s Garden of Native Plants
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Garden Features
Drought Tolerant
California Natives
Deer Resistant
Drip Irrigation
Sheet Mulching
Smart Irrigation Controller
Lawn Conversion
Lawn-Free Landscaping
Permeable Surfaces
Wildlife Habitat
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The garden is a combination of previous landscaping modified by replacing some non-native plants and adding more California native plants just before the rainy season. The work has been going on for three years. Currently there are over 40 different plants that are low or very low water use. Only new plantings receive regular drip irrigation when the rainy season ends and that is usually for about 3 years. The annuals that appear each year are from previous year’s plants going to seed and seed mixes. So these areas present surprises in the Spring. Some perennials like California fuchsia and Hummingbird sage have spread to large areas.
The front and back yards were sheet mulched 3 years ago and the far back yard has had mulch for many years. The older bushes and trees require no water unless we are in drought years. The plants and feeders attract many birds, butterflies, and Western Fence lizards.
The yard backs up to Ducker Creek which has large trees that were planted about 40 years ago including a Redwood, Coast Live Oak, Valley Oak, and a Madrone.
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