Friday, December 16, 2016

TOP 10 CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS

There are over 600 different varieties of California native plants and with that many to choose from, how do you know what to pick.  Well I have selected 10.  Top 10 California native plants to try in your garden.  These plants are low maintenance, drought tolerant and useful for various situations (shade, scent etc.).

As with any garden remember that nothing is set in stone.  Gardening is like a science lab. You get to experiment and try different things. Somethings you may like or dislike.  Something might work well or not at all.  In either case have fun with your garden and if you are patient then you will see results and a beautiful garden to enjoy with your loved ones.



These 10 plants are;


  • Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn' - McMinn Manzanita
  • Ceanothus concha - Ceanothus
  • Erigeron 'Arthur Menzies' - Seaside Daisy
  • Eriophyllum nevenii - Catalina Silverlace
  • Festuca rubra 'Patrick's Point' - Patrick's Point Fescue
  • Frageria californica - Woodland Strawberry
  • Galvezia juncea 'Gran Canon' - Baja Bush Snapdragon
  • Hesperaloe parviflora - Red Yucca 
  • Heuchera opal - Coral Bells
  • Salvia clevelandii - Cleveland Sage

This continues a series of 10 videos about California native plants.  Each video will feature a situation that is commonly dealt with in residential landscapes.
  1. Food
  2. Habitat
  3. Color
  4. Scent
  5. Shade
  6. Groundcover
  7. Low growing
  8. Medium growing
  9. Tall growing/trees
  10. Slopes
  11. Bonus:  top 10 California native plants + giveaway 
The 11th video will be followed by a giveaway in which there will be 3 level of prizes and 3 winners. There are many ways to enter to win the prizes.  

First place prize:  One Tree Of Life Nursery designer in residence appointment with any designer of your choice.  A 10% coupon towards any plant purchase at Tree Of Life.  A packet of wildflower plant seeds.  

Second place prize: A $15 Tree Of Life Nursery gift certificate.  A packet of wildflower seeds.  A plant arrangement.

Third place prize: A plant arrangement and a packet of wildflower seeds.  

How to enter:  Comment on this or any of the other videos and or blog posts as they are posted weekly (on any of these 11 categories).  Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Like creations landscape designs on Facebook or follow @creationslandscapedesigns on Instagram.  The more you enter the more entries you get.  At the end of the 11th video winners will be announced.  

6 comments:

Arvind said...

Love your site. There are over 6,000 species of California native plants, not just 600. :)

creations landscape designs said...

Arvind you are correct. Error on my part. But I do believe that there are 600 varieties that are native to Orange County. There are just so many. How does one keep track of them all?

msprompt said...

Love this! I have played several natives in my yard including romnyea coulteri, which I am especially proud of because I got it to take (after three failed attempts). I have rain barrels and a gray water system ( for fruit trees and hedge) a raised bed from cinder block and three vitus vinifera but oh do I so need a designer to help me pull it all together!

Unknown said...

I have the front yard all native and will be doing the back. So excited!

creations landscape designs said...

@msprompt congrats you are the second prize winner in my contest. Can you please email me your mailing address? rama@creationslandscapedesigns.com Thank you!

creations landscape designs said...

@ Arvind Kumar Hi what is your mailing address? You won third place in the contest.