Lawn be gone

Published on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Horticulture, Lawn reduction

Remove your lawn simply and easily.

Volunteer Day, Saturday, June 18, 9 – noon

Published on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Nature Park

Volunteer at the So. Pasadena Nature Park, 6/18/22, 9-12

Life and Death in a Nature Park

Published on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Horticulture

The large old oak stands back, hidden from those who rush by. But step towards her and you can feel her presence. You can sense her wisdom. Get closer, touch her rough bark and you can feel her love. The pain of life falls away – if only for a short time.

California Wildflower Bloom – 2022

Published on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by weedingwildsuburbia Category: Out and About

Enjoy California's spectacular wildflower season!

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 Resources section needs lots of work. There is plenty of information but it is hard to get at. The first thing I have done is

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 plants. As such, we sent around 1,800 excellent habitat plants out into our communities. The sale’s success was due to the help and support of

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 a roller coaster the past year has been! After a long, hard year, I (and others) thought that the amazing vaccines would put this horrible

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 heat of 114º F on Friday, this is somewhat of an improvement. In this blog post I will 1) suggest practices to help your plants

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.