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A curated collection of locally relevant gardening wisdom. We sift through the noise to bring you guides, tutorials, and stories that actually apply to the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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How I planned my California native garden and overview of the first year in the Sierra foothills
"A first-year Sierra foothill native garden plan with real-world context on site conditions and what actually worked."
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Manzanita — Iconic Sierra Shrub Profile
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A quick, grounded manzanita primer—evergreen structure and drought resilience, with that signature red bark.
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Quick Tips & Shorts
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Baby Blue Eyes – #wildflowers of the central Sierra Nevada foothills in #california
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Ceanothus cuneatus – it’s spring in the #California foothills let’s find some #wildflowers #plants
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Most colorful California native tree-Redbud with bright pink flowers now. Sierra Nevada Foothills
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Redmaids! Also red ants. Spring #wildflowes of the #california Sierra foothills -Calandrinia ciliata
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Spring clovers of the Sierra Nevada foothills #california #wildflowers – Trifolium variegatum
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Growing Sweet Potatoes in the Foothills
UCCE Mariposa County Master Gardeners•Summer
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Fruit Tree Pruning (Demonstration Garden)
UCCE Tuolumne County Master Gardeners•Winter
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Southern Sierra Firewise Webinar: Considerations for Landscaping & Gardening
UCCE / UC ANR Fire Network•All Seasons
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Virtual Native Plant Garden Tour: “Foothill Wonderlandâ€
California Native Plant Society (Mt. Lassen Chapter)•Spring
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Home Drip Irrigation Systems: Maintenance & Repair
UCCE Tuolumne County Master Gardeners•All Seasons
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#native #nature #cnps #hike #outdoors #oak #trees
High Country Jake•All Seasons
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Arroyo Lupine California wildflowers need birth control
Cal Native Plant Pile•All Seasons
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California native plant festival!
Cal Native Plant Pile•All Seasons
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Castilleja affinis Coast Indian Paint #californianativeplants #nature #flowers
Garden Imperfect Plants•All Seasons
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Ceanothus Ray Hartman: mad love in the California native plant garden
Cal Native Plant Pile•All Seasons
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Channel island oak (quercus tomentella)
Keon•All Seasons
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My California Native Plant Garden Roulette
Cal Native Plant Pile•All Seasons
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Need to brighten your winter garden/yard, California's Toyons bursting with colorful red berries
Growing San Diego•All Seasons
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Penstemon margarita BOP
Cal Native Plant Pile•All Seasons
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Ribes malvaceum, Chaparral Currant #californianativeplants #chaparralcurrant
Garden Imperfect Plants•All Seasons
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Silk tassel bush on the park grounds outside the State Indian Museum
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park•All Seasons
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SoCal Plant Pick – Lemonade Berry #californianativeplants #californiagardening #plants #garden
Waterwise Community Center•All Seasons
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The Charm & Chaos of SoCal's Botanical Landscape | Lost LA | Season 8, Episode 4 | PBS SoCal
PBS SoCal•All Seasons
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