California Native Plant & Weed ID

Published on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: PlantDescript

Now that the annual plant sale of the California Native Plant Society – San Gabriel Mts. Chapter is over I am turning my attention to updating this website. The Gardening

Plant Sale Thanks

Published on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Horticulture

Our annual California Native Plant Society – San Gabriel Mts. Chapter Native Plant Sale was a big success. We had a record turn out, and sold almost all of our

Garden Dormancy

Published on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: My garden

Dormancy in the southern California garden

Native Plant Sale

Published on August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Plant sale

California Native Plant Society – San Gabriel Mountains ChapterSaturday, November 6, 2021, 9 am – 2 pm NEW LOCATION: Monrovia Historical Museum, 742 E. Lemon Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016-3008 What

Keeping Plants Alive in Extreme Heat

Published on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Horticulture, My garden

(Posted on July 8, 2018, also see Tips for Native Plant Heat Wave Gardening, Sept. 18. 2018) We are currently enjoying a balmy 99+ degree day. After the record breaking

Volunteer Day, June 19

Published on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Nature Park

Volunteer at the nature park on June 19, 2021, 9 - noon. Everyone is welcome. Please wear a mask if not vaccinated and maintain social distancing.

Volunteer Day, May 15th

Published on May 8, 2021June 28, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Nature Park

We’re Back After a long year, we are finally back. With many people vaccinated and numbers looking good, we will be resuming monthly park cleanups this month. YAY!! To fill

Happy Earth Day

Published on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Nature Park

What better way to mark Earth Day than to give thanks for the lovely bit of habitat in our neighborhood that we call the South Pasadena nature park?

Gardening to help save the monarch butterfly

Published on February 15, 2021February 16, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Nature Park

Get your free native milkweed seed packet for the monarch butterfly at the South Pasadena Farmer's Market. Save the Monarch!

Where to get native plants

Published on January 23, 2021January 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Plant sale

I just updated my list of native plant nurseries – commercial, botanic gardens, nonprofits, wholesale and retail. Notice that we had to cancel the annual California Native Plant Society –