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Wildflower season is over

Published on July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

Here’s a repost of a 2015 piece on collecting wildflower seeds in my home garden. Right now, I’m doing exactly what I did 8 years ago except that I have […]

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CA Poppies: How to Harvest Seeds & Extend the Bloom

Published on May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

People often ask me how I manage my California poppies. This is what I do to extend the bloom period and collect seeds for next year. Poppies emerge in early […]

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Lawn Be Gone (4)

Published on March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

Rejected! In February, we submitted what we hoped were to be the final photos for the SoCal Water$mart Turf Replacement rebate. Unfortunately, MWD determined that we had not met the […]

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California Wildflower Bloom – 2022

Published on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by weedingwildsuburbia

Enjoy California’s spectacular wildflower season!

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Seed Library of LA – Altadena: Gardening to Help Save the Monarch

Published on February 26, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Gardening to Help Save the Monarch. Barbara Eisenstein, author of Learning to Garden with Native Plants, shares secrets of how to attract monarch butterflies into your garden, and how this […]

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Webinar: Saving Birds & Pollinators: Plant it & they will come!

Published on February 26, 2021April 26, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Have you read about declining bird & pollinator populations? Learn how you can help in a free class on habitat gardening with native plants.

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Nature Park is open during Covid-19

Published on September 4, 2020April 14, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Volunteer days are on hiatus but the nature park is open during covid-19. Of course, you can pick up litter to make the park nicer for all.

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How to create your own superbloom

Published on May 5, 2020July 15, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

Learn to grow your own wildflower superbloom

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Lawn out. Wildflowers in.

Published on December 9, 2019September 11, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

When you peel off a layer of turf grass, the soil beneath is often compacted, depleted of nutrients and life, and polluted with salts and other chemicals. These chemicals may […]

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Joshua Tree National Park

Published on May 29, 2019July 15, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

Last week I went to Yucca Valley to visit my daughter who lives and makes pottery there. Check out her website, zzieeceramics, and Etsy site to see or purchase her […]

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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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