Albus Monkeyflower Mimulus bifidus 'Alba' This California native perennial blooms throughout the spring and summer seasons, attracting many bees and butterflies, and it's slender, sticky leaves remain all year long. This variety grows to be about 2-3ft tall and wide. This plant does best when planted in full [...]
Coast Live Oak
Andrea Casali2025-12-23T11:39:43-08:00Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia This magnificent oak tree is easily identified by it's gnarled branches and is an important keystone species for wildlife and the surrounding ecosystem. Each spring, it's flowers and its acorns attract a wide variety of birds and butterflies— more than 250 species rely on [...]
Bush Germander
Andrea Casali2025-12-22T17:02:59-08:00Bush Germander Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum' This evergreen shrub is a drought-tolerant plant native to southern Europe. It has small, fragrant leaves and small purple-blue flowers that bees love. It does best when grown in full sun and well-drained soils.
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Andrea Casali2025-12-17T13:28:58-08:00Brittleleaf Manzanita Arctostaphylos crustacea This shrub is a type of Manzanita that is endemic to California where it grows in chaparral canyons, foothills, and lower-elevation mountains. This is a low-lying, spreading plant, that is generally wider than it is tall. It's showy stems may be red or gray [...]
California Fescue
Andrea Casali2025-12-19T16:06:23-08:00California Fescue Festuca californica This fast-growing perennial grass grows in clumps that spray out from the center, reaching 3 feet wide and can up to 4 feet tall. The rough, narrow leaves host butterflies and moths. California fescue prefers loamy or clay soils, grows in full sun or [...]
Coyote Mint
Andrea Casali2026-01-07T12:40:25-08:00Coyote Mint Monardella villosa This spreading shrub has fragrant mint-scented foliage and delicate lavender flowers that bloom in the summer, attracting many butterflies and bees. Coyote mint loves full sun, but will tolerate partial shade in sunnier locations. It is drought tolerant but does best with some summer [...]
Common Yarrow
Andrea Casali2025-12-19T15:59:23-08:00Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium This California native is durable and easy to grow in a wide range of soil types and requires little watering, which makes it a popular plant choice! With it's fluffy fronds and quick spreading nature, it makes a great groundcover plant for lawn replacement. [...]
Echinacea
Andrea Casali2025-12-17T13:30:47-08:00Echinacea, or Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea is a type of coneflower native to North America that blooms in the summer through early fall. It is a drought-tolerant perennial that prefers full sun to partial shade, and well drained soil. This plant does well on the edge [...]
Bearberry
Andrea Casali2025-12-17T11:45:03-08:00Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry, also known as Kinnikinnick, is a popular low-growing manzanita that is often used as a groundcover. It is a spreading evergreen shrub that features small, pinkish-white flowers and red berries. Both the flowers and fruit are attractive to birds and insects. This variety grows [...]
Narrowleaf Milkweed
Andrea Casali2025-12-19T16:03:46-08:00Narrowleaf Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis This flowering perennial is the single most important host plant for Monarch Butterflies in California, attracting them and hosting their caterpillars. It has long, thin pointed leaves and blooms in summer through fall, with interesting clusters of lavender or pinkish white flowers. The fruits are smooth [...]












