California Native Gardening: A Month-By-Month Guide Cookbook Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus greggii Common Name Desert Ceanothus

This fast growing pine prefers the coastal fog belt

alkaline seeps

AZ Natural Habitat Dry flats

Contrary to the self-limiting title

California Native Gardening: A Month-By-Month Guide Cookbook Plant Characteristics Family Name RhamnaceaeThis is the first month by month guide to gardening with native plants in a state that follows a unique, nontraditional seasonal rhythm. Beginning in October, when much of California leaves the dry season behind and prepares for its own green spring, Helen Popper provides detailed, calendar based information for both beginning and experienced native gardeners. Each months chapter lists gardening tasks, including repeated tasks and those specific to