California native plants are getting more attention these days. More nurseries, including our local Cherry Valley Nursery, are now carrying them. But many people don’t realize California natives have ...

Ceanothus (California Lilac) do not like hard pruning Angela but if your Ceanothus has a main leading stem which you can use as your standard I am sure that you will be able to trim the slender ...

If Walt Whitman had lived in California, he might have written, "When ceanothus last in the dooryard bloom'd," for in California, it is the ceanothus that marks the "ever-returning spring." A native ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western ...

Reoccurring drought conditions and water restrictions are leading many Marin gardeners to add California native plants to their landscapes, nurture the ones that may already exist there or both.

Once established, avoid pruning. On very young plants, pinch out the soft young shoots in spring to make bushier specimens. If necessary, trim over-long flowering shoots by half with a pair of sharp ...