• California Native Plant Society Calscape identifies plants that are suited to very specific areas.

• Watersmart Gardener Planting Guide (EBMUD) offers a simple landscaping layout with suggested plants that can be adapted to your needs.

• A UC Davis Arboretum and  Public Garden California Native Planting Plan  offers a template for a simple layout that includes plant selection.

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Where To Get California Native Plants

• If you know what you want, your local nursery most likely will be able to order it for you.  

• A great local resource is Native Here Nursery. 

• Las Pilitas Nursery offers online ordering and carries many native plants from all parts of California.  

 

Books

• California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien

• Plants and Landscapes for Summer-dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region edited by Nora Harlow and published by the East Bay Municipal Utility District

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