The planting season for California natives goes up until the end of March or so, and with a rainstorm rolling in this Sunday, I ventured out to Matilija Nursery (where much of our original garden plants in May and December 2010 came from) out in Moorpark to buy 16 new plants for our garden to round out this planting season. Matilija also has some of the best prices in Southern California for native plants, going between $4 and $6 per 1 gallon pot, about half of what you'd pay in most nurseries! I even bought a few for my own home native garden (which isn't nearly as robust as the one in the Library!)
On May 5, we're planning an "open house" event for the garden, so we want to make it look more interesting and minimize the "vacant spaces." Now we have 23 varieties of California native plants on our grounds!
The new plants in Area 3 are: Purple Sage (2), Red Buckwheat (2), Matilija Poppy (1), Chalk Dudleya (2), Chaparral Yucca (2), Deergrass (2) and some more Toyon (2), White Sage (2) and a Baja Bush Snapdragon (1) to replace those that were removed or destroyed.
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| There's a White Sage and two tiny Toyons now added to Area 3! |
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| From foreground to background: A new Purple Sage, an existing Hummingbird Sage, two Red Buckwheats and a towering Matilija Poppy towards the back. |
The Library closes early on Friday, so I was only able to get in about 5 plants, but the rest will be planted in the next few days.
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