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Sticky Monkey Flower, or Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower, also known as Mimulus aurantiacus is a bushy evergreen shrub with very stick stems and leaves and bright orange flowers that resemble a monkey's face. This California native plant flowers from spring through summer and attracts bees and hummingbirds. It [...]

Island Alum Root, or Heuchera maxima Island Alum Root, also known as Heuchera maxima is a perennial plant native to the Channel Islands that grows best in full sun in coastal gardens or under shade when growing inland. It's bright green foliage grows up to 1.5 feet high [...]

Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop, or Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune' Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop, also known as Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune,' is an edible plant in the mint family and is a hybrid cross between a North American and an Asian species of Anise Hyssop. It's showy, fragrant spikes of [...]

Carmel Creeper Ceanothus, Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis Carmel Creeper Ceanothus, also known as Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis, is a California native shrub with evergreen leaves and flowers from winter through spring. It's endemic to the coasts of California, normally growing in chaparral, coastal scrub, and closed-cone-pine forests. It's [...]

Sunrise Park Landscape Transformation PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Daily Acts collaborated with the City of Petaluma Parks and Recreation Department to transform 8,400 square feet of Sunrise Park's lawn into a beautiful water-wise garden with 695 native and climate adaptive plants. Now when neighbors walk through this park, they will most certainly [...]

Tahola Lane - Pocket Park Transformation PROJECT DESCRIPTION Prior to May of 2014, an empty, 5,000 square foot weed-filled lot sat unoccupied in the middle of a neighborhood on Tahola Lane in East Petaluma. It was the site of an old well pump that had been decommissioned many years ago, [...]

In Fall of 2024, and through the Land Resilience Partnership, Daily Acts worked with homeowners throughout Petaluma to convert seven irrigated lawns to low-water use landscapes by sheet mulching, converting irrigation, and planting climate appropriate native plants. Following two successful projects in their neighborhood in 2023, two inspired homeowners in the east side of [...]

Daily Acts partnered with residents at Martin Farm HOA to convert 2,700 square feet of irrigated lawn into a native and climate adaptive habitat. Summer sheet mulching and earthworks made way for abundant fall plantings featuring two rain gardens and new topography with raised berms, several trees, and countless pollinator-loving perennials. Petaluma residents can [...]

Through our partnership with the Land Resilience Partnership, Daily Acts installed a Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater System and planted 6 trees at a Petaluma residence where the owners wanted to create more shade in their backyard. This project was completed with the help of The Water Folk and a crew from Conservation Corps North Bay. Annually, [...]

Mustang Acres is a small non-profit farm in Petaluma, that is maintained by individuals with disabilities, their families and supporters. It's aim is to serve persons with disabilities by providing opportunities for engagement, socialization and vocational skills training using farm based activities, as well as practicing regenerative agriculture, building community and learning to be [...]