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Search Calscape's database for California Native plants.

Join our free monthly webinars for deep dives into topics like watering native plants, best pruning practices, choosing aromatic plants for the garden, and much more! Webinars are hosted by CNPS and feature expert gardeners.

The Grow LA Gardens Initiative helps new gardeners start their own gardens quickly and easily in a container, in the front or backyard or at a community garden. Check out their workshop schedule!

California has a wonderful climate for growing vegetables, with a whopping 270 days between the last and first frost dates in the season. Some areas of California, like San Diego and Sacramento, have no frost dates and vegetables can be in the ground year-round. Since California stretches the height of the United States, its USDA Hardiness Zones range from 5 to 10. This means that while some vegetables can be planted at a certain time in southern California, that time changes if planting that vegetable in northern California. Los Angeles’ first frost date is 12/15 and its last frost date is 2/1.

The California Native Plant Wiki is an information resource created by the Theodore Payne Foundation to help you garden with California native plants. The Theodore Payne Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use and understanding of California's extraordinary flora. If you find this resource helpful, consider becoming a member or making a donation to support this service.

Includes information about the CSU sustainability policy and the campus's sustainability committee.

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"The Center for Energy and Sustainability came into being in the fall of 2009 with the support of a National Science Foundation grant. The Center is part of NSF’s vision to fund Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CRESTs) that address issues critical to the advancement of technologies and the resolution of issues that affect the wellbeing of the nation and the world."

The Epic Gardening website includes tips on companion planting, basic gardening, homesteading, pest and more

The Cultural Conservancy is a Native-led organization in the San Francisco Bay area. Their mission is "to protect and restore Indigenous cultures, empowering them in the direct application of traditional knowledge and practices on their ancestral land." The Cultural Conservancy manages two growing sites: Heron Shadow and Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden - in the unceded territory of the Southern Pomo and Coast Miwork.

Yvonne Savio runs this blog in Pasadena. Yvonne maintains demonstration and trial gardens in Southern and Northern California, specializing in drought-tolerant techniques for growing vegetables, fruits, perennials, roses, and succulents. You can also find this month So Cal Garden tips.

Cooperatively with a diverse network of partners within LA County, we co-create spaces for local compost access and engagement, restorative practices, and community empowerment. Community composting takes a collective effort.