Audubon at Home: 
Native Plant Gardening Workshop
workshop I: October 25 and 31
workshop II: November 1 and 7
9:00 am to 12:00 noon

How to Select, Plant & Care for California Natives in Your Garden

The diversity, abundance and beauty of California's flora provide an exciting opportunity for incorporating native plants into residential gardens. Because many California natives are adapted to our dry southern California climate and require less water than lawn and many non-native plants, they can contribute substantial benefits to our environment. Natives planted even in small gardens can provide resting places and food sources for resident and migrating birds, butterflies and other insect pollinators.

This workshop will give you information on selecting appropriate native plants for the spaces in your garden. Your will learn how and when to plant natives, as well as how to care for and prune them. Soil and watering requirements that enable these plants to thrive will also be discussed.

The workshop meets on two Sundays (9 am to noon and 9 am to 1 pm) on two consecutive weekends for 7 hours of instruction. Workshops I and II cover the same material. You will visit two residential gardens, a botanic garden (additional entrance fee) and a nursery. Meeting locations are in Santa Ana and Claremont. A donation of $30 or more per person is requested if you can afford it. Enrollment is limited.

To reserve a place: send your $30 check payable to Sea and Sage Audubon and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to Diane Bonanno, 4611 Santa Fe St., Yorba Linda, CA 92886. State which workshop you wish to attend; if you are able to attend either workshop, indicate your first and second choices. Please include your phone number and email address. Confirmations as well as directions to meeting locations and other material will be mailed to you. No reservations will be taken by phone. If you have questions, you may call Diane at 714-572-9911.

Co-leaders: Diane Bonanno & Pat Overby Landscape Designers Specializing in California Native Plants