Plant of the Month November 2025: Verbenas
By Charlotte Torgovitsky. Why Verbenas Deserve the Spotlight Verbenas are hardy fall-blooming perennials; either small shrubs or spreading...
Plant of the Month October 2025: California Sunflowers
By Charlotte Torgovitsky. In California we have both annuals like Delta Sunflowers, Helianthus annuus, and Giant Sunflowers, Helianthus...
Plant of the Month July 2025: Coyote Mint
By Charlotte Torgovitsky. This beautiful little California native “sub-shrub” is a wonderful pollinator plant that comes into its full glory early...
Plant of the Month June 2025: Seaside Daisy
By Charlotte Torgovitsky. A Coastal Beauty for Every Garden If you're looking for a native plant that combines beauty, resilience, and ecological...
Plant of the Month May 2025: Sticky Monkeyflower
Now is the Time to Spot Monkeyflower while Hiking Marin is a wonderland of open spaces, state, and national parks with miles of trails that entice...
Plant of the Month April 2025: Salvias
The Diverse World of Salvias in California California is home to a number of different Salvia species; many of them are large flowering shrubs, some...
Spring 2025 Plant Sale!
Spring is almost here. Celebrate in the garden with us at our first Plant Sale of the year. Saturday, April 12th, 2025, 10:00am – 2:00pm. Join us to...
Plant of the Month March 2025: California’s Native Currants
Early Bloomers Support Pollinators The really early blooming season of the manzanitas is coming to a close just as the currants are starting to...
Plant of the Month February 2025: Manzanita, a California Native
Manzanitas in Bloom Manzanitas (Arctostaphylos species) burst into beautiful bloom early each year during the rainy season. At Home Ground Habitats,...
Home Ground Habitats Fall Celebration 2024
Our Harvest Season Event was a Bountiful Success! The Fall Celebration 2024 at Home Ground Habitats in October was an autumn day of celebration....
Winter 2025 WAL Class registration opens 1/7/25 at 9:00am
Registration opens in January for the upcoming WAL class series, beginning February 1st, at Marin College Series: Watershed Approach to Landscaping...
It is Leave the Leaves Month!
This season, consider skipping mowing and blowing leaves. Why? Fallen leaves are more than just yard waste, they are a vital habitat for...