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• Nature's Best Hope

  a New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard

  Tallamy, Douglas W.,

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  Why is it important to use plants native to your area in landscaping? Read to find out! A highly readable guide to doing something good for the environment, your garden, and yourself.

• The California Native Landscape

  the Homeowner's Design Guide to Restoring Its Beauty and Balance

  Rubin, Greg, 1961-

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  From plant selection and care to landscape design tips, this book provides a stepping stone to successful California native gardening.

• The Drought-defying California Garden

  230 Native Plants for a Lush, Low-water Landscape

  Rubin, Greg, 1961-

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  Looking for the best plants to use in your garden? Pair the information here with information from Calscape to get started.

• Calscape

  View on calscape.org

  Brought to you by the California Native Plant Society. Calscape is a wonderful tool to help you identify the plants that are native to your area of California. Calscape's Bay Area Planner (found under the Design & Inspiration tab) is particularly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gardening With a Wild Heart

  Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home

  Lowry, Judith Larner, 1945-

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  From the proprietor of Larner Seeds: a lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic that combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture. (Publisher).

• California Native Plants for the Garden

  Bornstein, Carol, 1953-

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  Along with a listing of 500 of the best California native plants for gardening in Mediterranean-climate areas, this resource also includes chapters on landscape design, installation, and maintenance.

• California Bees and Blooms

  a Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists

  Frankie, G. W.,

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  Take a close look at our native bees and the plants that attract them.

• California Native Gardening

  A Month-by-Month Guide

  Popper, Helen,

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  With its hot, dry summers and wet winters, gardening in California is not like gardening in the rest of the state. Use this month-by-month guide to get it right. Also available in print.

• Native Treasures

  Gardening With the Plants of California

  Smith, M. Nevin, 1944-

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  A highly respected horticulturalist and practitioner who is also a gifted writer, Smith shares his years of experience growing native California plants in this lively, informative book. Learn how California’s diverse terrain, climate, and geology…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Designing California Native Gardens

  the Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecologial Gardens

  Keator, Glenn

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  Another take on designing the California Native garden that works best for you and your environent.

• The Landscaping Ideas of Jays

  a Natural History of the Backyard Restoration Garden

  Lowry, Judith Larner, 1945-

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  Organized by season, the author offers guidance on how to plan a garden with birds, plants, and insects in mind; how to shape it with trees and shrubs, paths and trails, ponds, and other features; and how to cultivate, maintain, and harvest seeds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• California Native Plant Society

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  Get involved! Find your local chapter and find out what is happening in your area.