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Keeping Plants Alive in Extreme Heat

Published on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

(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 […]

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How to make a native garden

Published on January 15, 2021January 11, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

It is now gardening time in Southern California. Check out the how to make a native plant garden for background and tips.

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What to do with green waste in the garden

Published on October 4, 2020January 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Learn to use your garden green waste sustainably without power machines or sending it to the landfill. And for everyone’s health: NO BLOWERS!

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Summer Water

Published on August 26, 2020March 14, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Note: This article was first published in July 2011. Since that time our summers seem to have gotten hotter, with some record-breaking highs. I am writing another article on summer […]

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How to create your own superbloom

Published on May 5, 2020January 31, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Learn to grow your own wildflower superbloom

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How to Prune CA Buckwheat

Published on January 9, 2019January 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

How to prune CA buckwheat

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Planting season for California native gardens

Published on November 27, 2018January 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Long time since I checked in with you all. It has been a super, busy fall – wedding, plant sale, autumn foliage trip, another trip to Pacific NW, along with […]

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Tips for Native Plant Heat Wave Gardening

Published on September 18, 2018January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Now that last summer’s extreme heat is behind us, it is time to take stock and see what we have learned. Although I have seen numerous articles (here and here – […]

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Lawn-less Sustainable Garden Finale

Published on April 10, 2018January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The work on the front yard patios is completed. I planted some grasses and other perennials but am waiting until next winter to plant a few shrubs. As promised in […]

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Lawn-less sustainable garden

Published on January 13, 2018January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

I got rid of the last bit of lawn in Wild Suburbia. We are lawn-less, lawn-free, turf-be-gone, but definitely not grassless! Deergrass, California fescue, melic grass, purple needlegrass, and even […]

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Author of Wild Suburbia - Learning to Garden with Native Plants, Barbara created and runs Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park. Each month with other volunteers, she weeds and cares for the park. She continues to garden with natives, give talks, and write. Grow native - let your garden go wild.

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