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Foothill Sedge Carex Tumulicola Carex tumulicola is a native, grass-like plant found in western North America from British Colombia to California. It's bright green foliage is semi-evergreen and will tolerate periods of dryness. It grows to a height and width of 2 feet and spreads slowly, which makes [...]

Mexican Marigold Tagetes lemmonii This extremely drought tolerant shrub is native to northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona. It thrives in full sun and only needs infrequent, deep waterings after it's roots are established. It blooms profusely from late fall into spring, attracting many pollinators. It can sometimes reach [...]

Satsuma Mandarin Citrus unshiu The Satsuma Mandarin produces one of the sweetest citrus fruits and is usually seedless and easy to peel. It is very cold-hardy and it's fruit becomes sweeter with the colder temperatures. It's flowers are fragrant and bloom in the late fall and early spring [...]

Meyer Lemon Citrus x 'Improved Meyer' This cold-hardy lemon variety reaches heights up to 10 feet and has dark green, glossy leaves. It's flowers are fragrant and bloom in the fall and early spring in Sonoma County.  It's lemons are less sour than other varieties and usually ready [...]

Strawberry Tree Arbutus 'Marina' This evergreen shrub is native to the Mediterranean Basin and is well known for its fruits that bear resemblance to strawberries! It can grow up to 23 feet tall, has reddish bark that's prone to peeling, and flowers nearly year-round in the Bay Area, [...]

Manzanita "Howard McMinn" Arctostaphylos viscida (whiteleaf Manzanita) This California native shrub can reach heights up to 16 feet. It often has hairy stems with rounded to oval leaves that are sometimes slightly toothed. When flowering, it is heavily packed with densely bunched flower clusters of white to pale [...]

White Sage Salvia apiana This evergreen perennial shrub has silvery-white, aromatic foliage and holds deep significance in the cultures of the southwestern US and northern Mexico. In the spring, tall stalks with white flowers grow up to 6 feet tall, attracting many local bees as well as butterflies [...]

California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum This tough and easy to grow shrub forms a patchy, compact bramble or a spreading bush. The leaves are leathery and woolly on the undersides. Bountiful clusters of pink to white and cream-colored flowers appear as early as March and dry to a pretty [...]

Anise Hyssop 'purple haze' Agastache Purple Haze This pretty perennial has Anise scented leaves and tall spikes of lavender-blue flowers that bloom from summer through fall. It is easy to grow and attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Goldfinches love the seeds! Give this plant full sun and well-drained [...]

Idaho Fescue Festuca idahoensis This perennial bunch grass is native to western North America and is very versatile. It likes full sun to partial shade and is very drought tolerant once established. We love adding this plant to rain gardens, and it even does well when planted under [...]