Category: Spring Blog Posts
Cultivating the Wild: Water Needs of Natives
May 12, 2013
FacebookTwitteremailShare…Cultivating the Wild: Water Needs of Native Plants -Darlene Ward The native plant garden has different requirements for water than a vegetable or cutting garden. It is tempting to believe that all native plants are drought resistant, but of course that isn’t true. Consider the many different habitats in which we find native plants. Here […]
Healing Wounds: Pine and Plantain
May 10, 2013
FacebookTwitteremailShare…Healing Wounds: Pine and Plantain -Rachel Berry Pine and plantain are two abundant plants we have in the northern California region for wound healing. These two plants are particularly useful for stings, bites, splinters – any situation when something needs to be drawn out from the skin. The pitch from a pine tree and the […]
In the Land of the Mountain Maidu
May 9, 2013
FacebookTwitteremailShare…In the Land of the Mountain Maidu –Farrell Cunningham So many things are happening here at the northern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains it seems impossible to write about them all. Two major projects continue and spring is in full bloom. The two major projects are the Susanville Indian Rancheria Weye-Ebis project and the […]
Spring Native Plant Sales
April 5, 2013
FacebookTwitteremailShare…Spring plant sales offer an opportunity to add natives to your backyard that are attractive in the landscape, drought-resistant and useful for gourmet food and effective home medicine. I’ve been busy looking through my garden for empty spots where I can add more native gems and making my list of what beautiful plants I hope […]
Restore Habitat, Remove Scotch Broom
FacebookTwitteremailShare…Every spring, the yellow flowers of invasive Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius, pea family) line local roadways and trails. Although pretty when in bloom, each plant can produce up to 60,000 seeds that can survive in the ground through drought and fire. Stands of Scotch Broom disrupt local streams and overtake native plants and wildflowers that […]
