Native Garden

Don't let water use restrictions or a lack of rain put a damper on your garden dreams. Create a gorgeous, water-saving yard with these drought-tolerant landscaping ideas.

Open-pollinated. Drumroll, please. The globular dimpled yellow flower heads set atop durable 18 stems do look a bit like they could mark out a paradiddle or two. But better use would be as a carefree garden accent with a prolonged bloom, or brought inside in a long-lasting bouquet. They also dry with no fuss. Just stand them upright and they dry perfectly, retaining their color. A tender perennial in Zones 811 that blooms almost the entire year. In less temperate climes start indoors 68…

Having it all, Your California Native Garden and Edibles too! by John Lyons, the Woven Garden. John does both consulting and landscape design for native, edible, and both native and edible gardens that feed each other. His website for the[...]

Sorting out a multi-level garden with beds sporting vibrant, low-growing plants has made this coastal patch in Torquay a standout.

Good old-fashioned hard work and choosing hardy plants that can withstand drought and frost has seen this garden in Pipers creek, Victoria, Transformed into a true beauty.

The watershed approach to landscaping allows us to change "ornamental" landscapes into multi-benefit environmental solutions.

Last week I shared with you the big reveal of our native, drought tolerant front yard and landscape. I worked closely with our landscaper and had many requests for what I wanted from our yard. I'm going to share some of the costs for hiring a landscaper, so that you can see realistically what to expect. Now, let me be honest, I started out this project when I heard our city was offering a $1 per square foot rebate to take out our lawn, but we ran into some problems... ...well, I mentioned to…