Plant of the Month
Home Ground Habitats in collaboration with North Marin Water District is excited to launch a new online feature in 2023:
a drought tolerant PLANT OF THE MONTH.
We hope you will find our monthly plant details useful and would love to hear back from you if you include these plants in your garden.
Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra var. caerulea): Growth, Benefits, and Culinary Delights
Elderberries are fast-growing when planted in mostly full sun exposure and watered regularly; a one-gallon-sized plant can become a six to ten-foot,...
Cultivating Milkweeds: Vital Habitat Plants for Monarch Butterflies
Just about everyone loves the Monarch Butterfly – and by association with this iconic insect, knows about Milkweeds (Asclepias species). Milkweeds...
Heuchra Alum Root: Native Varieties, Garden Cultivation, and Stunning Blooms
Saxifrage Family – Alum Root or ‘Coral Bells’ Heuchra maxima, Island Alum Root, is native to some of the Channel Islands, where it grows on rocky...
California Salvia Species
Exploring the Vibrant Diversity of Salvia Species in California There are many California native Salvias – and most of them have very fragrant...
Discovering the The charm of the Pink Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum var. Glutinoseum California native currants offer many resources for wildlife and are also beautiful specimens for the garden. The...
Ceanothus species – California Lilac
There are many species and cultivars of this iconic California native plant which are evergreen, easy and fast-growing, and in all sizes and shapes...
Manzanita
Our drought tolerant plant of the month is the Arctostaphylos species, otherwise known as the Manzanita. It grows in all forms and sizes from late...