Audubon at Home: 
Native Plant Gardening Workshop
Sun, January 16 & 23, and Sat, January 29, 2011
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. You will learn how and when to plant natives, as well as how to care for and prune them. Discussion will include design tips and how to integrate natives into a mixed garden. Soil and watering requirements that enable these plants to thrive will also be discussed.

Each morning, we will meet at a residential garden, a botanic garden (additional entrance fee) or a nursery where you can see natives growing. The workshop will take place on three consecutive weekends for 9 hours of instruction at locations in Santa Ana, Claremont, and San Juan Capistrano. A donation of $30 or more per person is requested if you can afford it. Enrollment is limited. Reserve your place now.

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. Please include your phone number and email address. Confirmations as well as directions to meeting locations and other material will be mailed to you on Jan. 5.. 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