California Natural Gardens a Landscape Design Firm Specializing in California Native Plants

Specialties include:

• California native habitat restoration
• Deer-resistant planting ideas
• Drought tolerant landscape designs
• Front yard transformation – curb appeal improvement
• Garden Coaching
• Habitat gardens – attracting birds and butterflies to the garden
• Invasive plant removal assistance
• Landscape staging for home sales
• Lawn removal assistance
• Mediterranean climate zone expertise
• Xeriscape landscape strategies

Did you know?

Native gardens can be as lush, green and intense or as subdued and Zen-like as the homeowner desires.

All design styles can be created using California native plants.

Natural environments require less maintenance.  Understanding our local environment is key to creating a healthy landscape.

Natural landscapes are inexpensive compared to lawns, when cost of resource, water, fertilizer, pesticides, fossil fuels, and maintenance labor are considered.

California native plants do not require fertilizers, thus removing harsh chemicals from the environment.  Fertilizers push native plants to grow faster than they normally would thus damaging and eventually killing the plants.

Most native plants grow in poor soil – especially if plants are used that are endemic to the area where the new garden is created.

Creating seasons in the garden is easy when using plants that are already adapted to the local climate.

California native plants do their best growing during the rainy season, and take a rest during dry summers.  It is best to plant natives in the fall so they can take advantage of the rain.