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A curated set of environmental news stories brought to you by the Gottlieb Native Garden team.

Metairie couple fights to keep their native plant garden

Metairie couple fights to keep their native plant garden · July 5, 2023

Angie and Patrick Madore are fighting Jefferson Parish to keep their native plant garden after receiving a notice that they are violating grass and weed rules.

Pollinator Habitat Program

Pollinator Habitat Program · July 5, 2023

The program’s primary objective is to support pollinators through provision of floral resources, host plants, and other elements of suitable habitat to be integrated with farming operations.

Southern California church plants native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment

Southern California church plants native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment · July 3, 2023

Over the past two years, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, which sits on a hill four blocks away from the Pacific Ocean in Laguna Beach, California, has overhauled its property, adding drought-resistant native plants to its gardens and installing a drip irrigation system to avoid water runoff.

Homeowner shows off their ‘stunning’ native lawn transformation: ‘Absolutely brilliant mix of colors and textures’

Homeowner shows off their ‘stunning’ native lawn transformation: ‘Absolutely brilliant mix of colors and textures’ · June 30, 2023

A rundown lawn can become an incredible, vibrant garden, as one Redditor recently demonstrated.

Southern California Episcopal church plants drought-resistant native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment

Southern California Episcopal church plants drought-resistant native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment · June 28, 2023

Over the past two years, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, which sits on a hill four blocks away from the Pacific Ocean in Laguna Beach, California, has overhauled its property, adding drought-resistant native plants to its gardens and installing a drip irrigation system to avoid water runoff.

7 drought-tolerant trees for Southern California gardens and landscaping

7 drought-tolerant trees for Southern California gardens and landscaping · June 24, 2023

These trees are suitable for landscaping throughout Southern California and are noteworthy, in addition to their low water requirement, for their small to medium size; they typically reach only 30 feet in height although most are fast growing.

Editorial: Native Plant Bill Threatens to Severely Restrict Plant Varieties in California Landscapes

Editorial: Native Plant Bill Threatens to Severely Restrict Plant Varieties in California Landscapes · June 22, 2023

There is a bill currently working its way through the California legislature that is pushing a mandate that a high percentage of California native plants should be installed on new and renovated landscapes.

Hahamongna Nursery and PWP to Promote California Native Plants with Monthly ‘Native Nights’ Series of Workshops

Hahamongna Nursery and PWP to Promote California Native Plants with Monthly ‘Native Nights’ Series of Workshops · June 21, 2023

The Arroyo Seco Foundation (ASF), a century-old non-profit based in Pasadena, in partnership with the Pasadena Water and Power, is hosting a Native Nights Series this summer at Pasadena’s Hahamongna Native Plant Nursery.

· June 15, 2023

While ripping out yellow blooms blanketing hillsides in Los Angeles, Max Kingery has been questioned about his fervor for killing flowers.

Helping bring salmon back with native plants

Helping bring salmon back with native plants · June 15, 2023

To help bring salmon back the CTUIR started using native plants that are well adapted to the area to help provide shade, strengthen shores and create better habitat for the fish.

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