| Beach and Coastal Garden Plants |
| Plant List for Coastal Gardens |
A comprehensive list of plants for the edge of the breakers back across the coastal strand. |
| Our Plants for the Beach |
Plants we currently grow for the beachside garden. |
| Bird & Butterfly Plants |
| Houzz Bird &Butterfly Page | Houzz suggests many ways to attact birds and butterflies to your garden. |
| Las Pilitas Nursery List |
A list of native California plants that attract native birds to the garden. |
| National Wildlife Page |
National Wildlife Federation's page on attracting birds and other wildlife to the garden. |
| New York Botanical Garden |
The New York Botanical Garden bird and butterfly page has great suggestions. |
| Plant Collection Is for the Birds |
January 2007 Pacific Horticulture article by Donna & Steve Brigham on attracting birds & butterflies to the garden. |
| Protect our Nesting Birds |
The Santa Barbara Audobon Society's guide to bird friendly vegetation trimming. |
| Eucalyptus Understory | Having problems growing plants under the big gum tree? Take a look at these choices. |
| Gardening and Wildfire |
Wildfire is a concern for all who live in the urban/ rural interface. Firescape, a Santa Barbara Fire Department project looks at this problem and offers suggestions. |
| Gardening in the Deer Zone | Looking for plants the deer don't like? Try our deer resistant plant list. - Warning a hungry deer will eat nearly any plant! |
| Myoporum Thrips | The useful Myoporum has a serious pest but some varieties are resistant. |
| Phosphorus on Aussie plants |
A Useful listing by Kevin Handreck of plants from Australia that are tolerant or sensitive to Phosphorus. |
| Poisonous Plants | See our links and references on poisonous plants and poison control centers. |
| Protea in California Gardens | Protea Expert Dennis Perry's Tips from the 1998 San Marcos Growers Field Day. |
| Unwanted Pond Visitors? | Try this simple solution for keeping them away. |
| USDA Zone Map | Map of the different temperature zones within the United States. |
| Water Conservation and Irrigation |
| Irrigation Recomendations |
Our Irrigation Page defines the irrigations recomendations for our plants and has valuable links to other water conservation websites. |
| CA Dept of Water Resources |
The California Department of Water Resources is involved in improving and sustaining California's Water Resources.
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| Water Conservation Council |
The California Urban Water Conservation Council is a partnership of water suppliers, environmental groups, and others interested in conserving water. |
