Native Gardening Chats: Urban Gardening

Listen to the rich experiences and perspectives of Californians who are transforming their urban gardens and community spaces with native plants in the recorded webinar. Markos Major, director of Climate Action Now!, shared his experiences transforming the urban landscape of Bay Area schools, businesses, residences and shared spaces with native plants. Pete Veilleux, owner of East Bay Wilds Native Plant Nursery, showcased an array of fabulous planted containers and his techniques for creating and cultivating them. CNPS members Ann Dalkey and Bob Hall shared their decades of experience with native gardening in big cities and Amy Patten, CNPS's Rare Plant Treasure Hunt program manager, highlighted the benefits of container gardening for people on the go. Presenters touched on a number of species that are great for different aspects of urban gardening in California. Here is a list of plants discussed by each panelist: Amy Patten's plants in Santa Cruz: cliff maids (Lewisia cotyledo); cobra lily or California pitcher plant (Darlingtonia californica); Dudleya (Dudleya spp.). Markos Major’s plants in Berkeley: beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis); wavyleaf silktassel (Garrya elliptica); toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia); hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea). Bob Hall’s plants in San Francisco: Dudleya (Dudleya spp.), cliff maids (Lewisia spp.), Gilia spp., yellow stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium), common tidy tips (Layia platyglossa), yerba buena (Clinopodium douglasii) in the shade and for small space verticality, cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) and Hooker’s evening primrose (Oenethera elata). Pete Veilleux’s recommendations for container plants: Any Dudelya spp. including bluff lettuce (Dudleya farinosa); dogwoods (Cornus spp.); California buckeye (Aesculus californica), spring beauties (Claytonia spp.), Big Sur manzanita (Arctostaphylos edmundsii ‘Big Sur’) Ann Dalkey’s Plants in Redondo Beach: miniature suncups (Camissoniopsis micrantha); western tansy mustard (Descurainia pinnata); Narrowleaf milkweed (Asclepias fasciculata); venus mariposa lily (Calochortus venustus); California fuchsia (Epilobium canum). The information contained in the multimedia content (“Video Content”) posted represents the views and opinions of the original creators of such Video Content and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the California Native Plant Society ("CNPS"). The mere appearance of Video Content on the Site does not constitute an endorsement by CNPS of such Video Content. Resources: http://eastbaywilds.com/ http://climateactionnowcalifornia.org/ Can find your local chapter to get involved with restoration work (with covid guidelines) here: https://www.cnps.org/chapters/map https://www.cnps.org/gardening/choosi... https://www.cnps.org/gardening/patio-... http://cnps-yerbabuena.org/wp-content... https://www.yerbabuenanursery.com/con...