Wild Yards Project

One Wild Yard Can Save a Species, Many Can Change The World

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Yep, we’re going live, folks. This Saturday at 9:30 am, join me, David Newsom yapping live from Plant Material Nursery for an Instagram Live Stream event, “Habitat Gardens are Victory Gardens”.

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Three Ponds in San Diego
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Converting a pool to a pond is a deeply compassionate and committed thing to do. The impact of such a transformation is game-changing for thousands of terrestrial and aquatic species. Talk about walking the walk for habitat gardens and revitalization!

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Winter Walk-Cherry Canyon/La Cañada
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People like to beat up on California, but as far as I’m concerned, there is no place more stunning than this state. And don’t get me wrong, I love most of the US, but this vast, beleaguered, staggeringly bio-diverse state has my heart.

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1st image: Sunset Manzanita and Hummingbird sage.
2nd image: Dudleya brittoni surrounded by California poppy and Other local wildflowers.

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Stars find their light.
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Mahonia repens (var)- about as handsome and surprising as a shade loving, acid tolerating drought tolerant native can get. Spreads by rhizome when happy, friend to native bees and resident birds..what more can I say?
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#habitatgarden #certifiedhabitat

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Excellent presentation on Regenerative Agriculture by Joe Brosbois for @Kisstheground last weekend in San Diego for the @cnpssd INTEGRATING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES workshop. Huge thanks to Judy Lincer , Naomi Wentworth and the crew at CNPS. Very glad to have been a part of it.

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Weekend Revitalization Project:
Mt. Washington LA, Chaparral habitat.
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A mix of local sages, Coyote bush and Artemesia going into these friends’ hillside after 7 years of dog-fetch fueled erosion. This will be interesting...
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#wildyardsproject #slopescape #nativerevitalization

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Stop It. Seriously. You’re Killin’ me
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California Blue-Eyed Grass. Full to part sun, hide and seek seasonal dainty little heart breaker. And fire resistant to boot.

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What stirs in the heart of the Lilac? (Ceanothus maritimus “Valley Violet”)
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Who doesn’t dig it when the plants starts to wind up for spring?
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#wildyardsproject #californianativeplants #nativehabitat #habitatgarden #plantnativeplants

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You got this, little buddy! Hedge Nettle getting ready to supply ground cover and charm the pants off the locals here in the Eagle Rock Presbyterian Church habitat garden.

#habitatgarden #nativeplants #californianativeplants #pollinatorgarden #beegarden #yourpropertyishabitat

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Disgruntled Tennant
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Jerusalem Cricket
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#nosmallwierdbugswerekilledinthemakingofthishabitat

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360 plants down, 5 to go...

The revitalization project at Eagle Rock Presbyterian has been an eye-opener. My education in weeds alone is worth weeks of contemplation. But little by little it’s starting to emerge, and I’m excited about how this place is gonna look in a year.

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Whooooo’s my new buddy? Whoooo’s my new pal?
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Thanks Nicholas Hummingbird , me and #hulaho getting along juuuust swell.
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#weedingsucks #weedingrocks

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BTW, if you live in Cali and you don’t know about this resource, https://t.co/aoA2EL4x8C is goldmine. Just enter your zip code and start learning about the native plants endemic to your region.

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Got Shade? Catalina Currant is here to help. This little charmer (Ribes viburnifolium) is killing it back here in my tiny little shade garden beneath the jacaranda. The small burgundy blossoms are a big pollinator draw, and the leaves play host to up to 37 different species.

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Tickets are on sale for our Winter Workshop: "Integrating Sustainable Practices into Your California Native Garden" David Newsom, Founder of @wild_yards, is the opening speaker and will present Not Gardens But Guardians – The Rise of the Enlightened Yard. https://t.co/LfMsvXBsaP

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When the garden party is over... https://t.co/fohL3pMcBS

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All in all, it was a good day...
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Big thanks to _native_hummingbird and the community here in Eagle Rock for turning out and getting these plants- and many more- in the ground. 170+ plants and a whole lot of… https://t.co/jm4IzSshzo

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Fall plant sale season is in full effect! Next one is at @theodorepayne https://t.co/udMuEnTXlS

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Come visit WILD YARDS PROJECT at this year's P-22 DAY FESTIVAL. Together we can plot making the world a wilder place while we benefit the #LibertyCanyonWildlifeCrossing over the 101 freeway. https://t.co/NJVWMUiwct