Cavanagh Center

Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowania The feijoa is a slow-growing evergreen shrub that can reach 15 ft. high and 15 ft. wide. In addition to the fruit it provides, the shrub also doubles handsomely as a landscape specimen. Flower petals are edible and sweet like cotton candy, and fruit [...]

California Lilac Ceanothus griseus horizontalis While this native comes in all sizes and shapes, this creeping variety will grow 2-3’ tall and 12’ wide. Its waxy evergreen leaves are adorned with dense puffs of purple flowers that bloom early in spring, providing essential pollinator habitat when not much [...]

Elderberry Sambucus nigra Elderberry, scientifically known as Sambucus nigra, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe and North America. Renowned for its clusters of small, dark purple to black berries, elderberry is not only valued for its ornamental appeal but also for its culinary and medicinal uses. This [...]

Black Mission Fig Ficus carica The Black Mission Fig tree (Ficus carica) is a deciduous tree renowned for its distinctive, lobed leaves and sweet, succulent fruits. Originating from the Mediterranean region and Western Asia, fig trees have been cultivated for thousands of years for their delicious fruit and [...]

Pomegranate Punica granatum The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is prized for its vibrant and unique fruit, the pomegranate. Native to the Middle East and Mediterranean regions, the pomegranate plant has been cultivated for centuries for its culinary, ornamental, and medicinal properties. [...]

In May 2009, Daily Acts partnered with the City of Petaluma, Rebuilding Together and Petaluma Bounty to spearhead a water-wise transformation of the city’s Cavanagh Recreation Center. Over 3,500 square of lawn was transformed into a water conserving landscape of food, medicinal, and habitat plants. This incredible effort to sheet-mulch 3,500 square feet of turf [...]