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Steps to Help You Design Your Garden Using Native Plants (html) Basic steps to help you begin your first California Native Garden. |
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Basic Pruning & Deadheading Techniques For Common California Native Plants (html) Pruning tips from our propagator, Matt Teel. |
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California Native Medicinal Plants (html) List of California Native Medicinal Plants, including known uses. |
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Birdwatching at Yerba Buena Nursery (html) "If you have only two hours to bird in spring, this is the place to go." Yerba Buena Nursery is a birdwatching destination. Learn why. |
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Bird-Friendly Plants for the Native Garden (html) Detailed list of Bird-Friendly Plants for the California Native Garden. |
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Butterfly Plants for the Native Garden (html) Detailed list of Butterfly Plants for the California Native Garden. |
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Planting Under Oaks (html) Do you have an Oak tree? This article tells you all you need to know about planting under and around your oak. Includes a link to the California Oak Foundation guide, Compatible Plants Under & Around Oaks. |
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Contending with Weeds (pdf) 324K Article on weed control published in San Mateo Couny Environmental Health newsletter, "ReNews," page 3. Original source publication can be found at www.flowstobay.org. |
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How to Transplant Your Natives Successfully (pdf) 198K Note that this guide is intended to be printed and folded, so the beginning of the guide actually starts on page 2! |
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Deer-Proofing Your Bay Area Garden (html) Tips on what deer eat, what they might avoid, and a recipe for a deer-repellent spray. |
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San Francisco Natives Grown by Yerba Buena Nursery (html) |
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Native Plants Resistant to Oak Root Fungus (html) |
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California Native Basic Garden Design Principles (html) A guide to designing a garden with California Natives. Based on the talk "How to Replace Your Lawn With a Native Garden -- Basic Design Principles" given at Yerba Buena Nursery on 11/5/05. |
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California Classics: Durable and Useful Plants for Bay Area Gardens (html) Lecture notes from talk by Author of "California Native Plants For the Garden," David Fross. 5/13/06 |
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Rebate Programs for Landscapes Using Natives (html) |
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