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All Stories by Story Category : Native Plants

A wish list for pollinators – host and nectar

  • Alice Cason

Add native plants to your garden

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Advantages of mixing native and nonnative plantings

  • Julie Monson

Biodiversity loss and climate change: partners in environmental crime

  • Marie Narlock

California natives add color during drought

  • Juliana Jensen

Can a sustainable garden be beautiful?

  • Marie Narlock

Edible native plants for the garden

  • Barbara Robertson

Efforts to preserve Marin’s rare native plants

  • James Campbell

Embrace low-water choices

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Flowers are more than pretty faces

  • Marie Narlock

Gardening for the birds

  • James Campbell

Go native when planting your hedges

  • James Campbell

Grow deer-resistant flowers and harvest happiness

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Growing native plants from seeds

  • Karen Gideon

How about some native scent in the garden?

  • Diane Lynch

Made in the Shade: Ten Native Plants for Shady Gardens

  • Barbara Robertson

Marin County’s beautiful native succulents

  • Barbara Robertson

Native bees and native plants

  • Sara O’Keefe

Native grasses, sedges and rushes soften transitions

  • Karen Gideon

Native groundcovers planted this fall will keep your soil healthy for years to come

  • Pamela Noensie

Native plants in your garden can boost biodiversity

  • Marie Narlock

Native plants need TLC, too

  • Barbara Robinson

Native plants perfect for Marin's shady gardens

  • James Campbell

Native plants that flower and produce berries work well in gardens

  • Julie Monson

Plant natives and you can cut water and time in landscaping

  • Marie Narlock

Planting natives creates 'sweet bee-garden'

  • Barbara J. Euser

Practical ways to grow a more resilient garden

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Reap nature's rewards with native plants

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Ribes are a winter wonder for Marin Gardens

  • Barbara Robertson

The “when and why” of pruning California natives

  • Wendy Irving

The benefits of keystone species outweigh their numbers

  • Barbara Robertson

The golden poppies of California

  • Alice Cason

Think beyond the familiar and plant native bulbs

  • Juliana Jensen

Tough guys in the Garden

  • Diane Lynch

Transition to native plants

  • Barbara Robertson

Welcome edible native berries to your garden

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

When it comes to native plants, it’s all about doing less

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Wildflowers abloom all over Marin’s hillsides

  • Martha Proctor

Wildflowers are the ultimate survivors

  • Marie Narlock

Wildflowers need your help

  • Marie Narlock