California Native Gardening

Helen Popper is Associate Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University.

• Introduction - California Local October - Change in the Air November - Spring Is Here December - Green Tidings January - A Happy, Wet New Year February - Clean and Weed March - Spring Anew April - Flowers May - Collect Your Seeds June - The Wise Water Balancing Act July - Mist and Tinder August - Siesta Time September - Plan for Fall Using Natives in Many Garden Styles Cutting Times Places to See Natives Good Friends on the Bookshelf Acknowledgments Plant Index General Index

"Eminently readable... The native gardener in California should not be without it." Pacific Horticulture "With this book Popper has filled a hole in the native plant canon, helpful in a number of ways. For beginners, its month-by-month advice on gardening activities in the native plant garden should greatly reduce the intimidation factor. For the more experienced, it's a delightful way to keep organized, planning your gardening time in advance, making sure you haven't forgotten anything, and not least, taking pleasure in the shared experiences of a long-time native plant gardener. And then, there are the photographs, which are nothing short of spectacular, among the best I've seen. They identify, clarify, and instruct." Larner Seeds Newsletter