For many of us, hiking has activated an interest in gardening with California native plants. This talk explores many of our locally native plants in Santa Clara Valley through hiking photos and compares native plants in our wildlands with their counterparts in gardens.
What unusual plants are growing closer to us than we think and where can we see them? What do we learn about how to grow natives from seeing them in their natural setting? Do plants look different or respond in unexpected ways when grown under garden conditions?
A plant list of California natives seen on local trails that also thrive when grown in gardens will be shared, along with many inspirational home garden and wildland trail photos.
Stephanie Morris has been working in the field of Landscape Architecture for 25 years. She enjoys creating designs that respond to aesthetics, functionality, and ecology ̶ with emphasis on California native plants, healthy soil, water-conservation, and environmentally-conscious materials.
Fri Feb 07 @ 9:00AM - Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Feb 08 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Sat Feb 08 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Community Work Day at the Native Plant Garden in Kirk Park |
Sat Feb 08 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Cataldi Park Native Garden |
Thu Feb 13 @ 9:30AM - 01:30PM Manzanita Walk at Mt Madonna County Park (near Gilroy) |
Fri Feb 14 @ 9:00AM - Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Feb 15 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Sat Feb 15 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Community Work Day at the Native Plant Garden in Kirk Park |
Sat Feb 15 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Cataldi Park Native Garden |
Sat Feb 15 @10:00AM - 02:30PM Dirca Walk at Windy Hill OSP (Portola Valley) |