California Native Plant Garden - Mira Mesa, San Diego

Admiring the way a resident of Mira Mesa has established a California native plant garden in the front yard. Several plants are in bloom: sunflower, mallow, fuchsia, and sage. Gravel and raised beds make for an attractive, neat low maintenance design while the native species help provide habitat for wildlife and are appropriately adapted for Southern California's climate and water conservation goals.

 

California native gardening can use less water than turf or exotic plants. Elimination of polluted run-off is possible when less pesticide and fertilizer is required. Stormwater filtering is enhanced with permeable pavement and rainwater harvesting techniques. Groundwater may be cleanly replenished without needing treatment or just flowing into the ocean after collecting debris and pollution along the asphalt and roadways. Erosion is reduced with layers of mulch and soil on contoured ground that allows rainwater to be channelled and captured on site.

 

Native plant nurseries are in operation for landscaping and habitat restoration. My favorites native plant nurseries for my locale are:

 

~ Tree of Life Nursery - San Juan Capistrano, California

~ Las Pilitas Nursery - Escondido, California

 

Also see: ~ Stormwater Planters Manage Runoff in Small Gardens

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