Las Pilitas nursery grows a whole lot of
California
native plants.
In
San Diego county the native plant nursery is 30-60
seconds off of I-15 at 8331 Nelson Way (just 100 ft. off of Old
Highway 395; across Little Moosa Creek) in Escondido, CA, 92026.
Phone 760-749-5930. The nursery is open to retail and wholesale
customers 9 AM to 4 PM, Tuesday through Saturday.
In
San Luis Obispo county the nursery has a nine acre footprint
at 3232 Las Pilitas Rd., Santa Margarita,CA, 93453. Phone:
805-438-5992. The nursery is open to the public Saturday only,
from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The nursery is open to wholesale
customers Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Pacific
Standard Time.
This
website is an effort to inform and entertain you about aspects of
native plants and native gardens that we've learned in the last
35 years. The 5000+ pages include garden
and landscaping
ideas for a hummingbird,
wildlife,
butterfly,
or bird
garden.
Of course, we have information about California
native plants along with some basic ecology of California
and its plants. There are horticultural,
edible,
landscape
and design pages mixed with every other use we can think of to
bring landscapes
and gardens alive, while you have fun! Small gardens can
still be a niche for one
bird or a handful of desirable insects, while larger gardens
can be bigger than most of the 'restorations',
supporting
a
full spectrum of wildlife. Why use naturalized plants when
you can have fun planting the real natural
wildflowers? Wildflowers don't have to be annuals; they can
be perennials, bushes and even trees. They're still 'wild'
flowers, the wild
birdsbutterflies
love them. Go
wild with your design, do less work, use less water, having fun
while you're at it.
The mountains and hillsides of
California are in flower
with wild sages, Salvia spp., and wild
buckwheat . California
also has a wide variety of wild mountain lilacs and
Manzanitas.
We have introduced several very popular, native hybrids
and
cultivars to the landscaping trade, which can be seen at our
nursery and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont,
California, including: the perennials Penstemon
'Margarita BOP',
'Powerline Pink' Sage,
'Ramona' Monkey Flower,and the shrubs Salvia
'Pozo Blue' , Ceanothus
'Celestial Blue', 'Ceanothus
'Remote Blue',
Ceanothus L.T. Blue and Salvia
'Celestial Blue
It
is ok to plant native plants all year, for summer and fall
plantings just treat the new planting to regular watering during
the summer and fall months for the first year.
Winter
planting is easier, spring planting is fun!
Have you planted
for a butterfly,
bird
or even yourself? Why are you saving the planet somewhere else?
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