What does it take to build a native plant nursery from the ground up—and why does growing a wider diversity of local species matter? Walker, founder of Walker’s Wildlands, will share the story of creating a small North County nursery with the support of family, friends, and community organizations. He’ll explain how native landscaping projects […]
Over the past five years, hundreds of volunteers, donors, and community partners have transformed an underused corner of Balboa Park into a thriving California native plant teaching garden. This fall, learn practical California native gardening techniques from experienced professionals while bringing the final five sections of the Bird Park Learning Garden to life. The final […]
Join us at Bird Park for a hands-on iNaturalist tutorial with Don Rideout, Bonnie Nickel, and Patricia Simpson. Learn how to make useful observations of plants, insects, birds, and other wildlife—and how your observations can contribute to CNPS’s statewide Biodiversity in Urban Gardens (BUG) community science project. Bird Park is one of the public gardens […]
Over the past five years, hundreds of volunteers, donors, and community partners have transformed an underused corner of Balboa Park into a thriving California native plant teaching garden. This fall, learn practical California native gardening techniques from experienced professionals while bringing the final five sections of the Bird Park Learning Garden to life. The final […]
This year’s Fall Plant Sale will offer CNPS members the opportunity to order from more than 350 native plant species and cultivars grown by Southern California nursery specialists. The 2026 sale will use a members-only online ordering format, with plants prepared in advance and available for scheduled pickup at Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead on Friday, […]
This year’s Fall Plant Sale will offer CNPS members the opportunity to order from more than 350 native plant species and cultivars grown by Southern California nursery specialists. The 2026 sale will use a members-only online ordering format, with plants prepared in advance and available for scheduled pickup at Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead on Friday, […]
Over the past five years, hundreds of volunteers, donors, and community partners have transformed an underused corner of Balboa Park into a thriving California native plant teaching garden. This fall, learn practical California native gardening techniques from experienced professionals while bringing the final five sections of the Bird Park Learning Garden to life. The final […]
The Native Garden Tour returns to North County in 2027 We are excited to bring the Native Garden Tour back to North County on April 10 & 11, 2027. Whether you would like to share your garden, support the Tour, or participate as an artist, we would love to hear from you. Open your garden […]
The Native Garden Tour returns to North County in 2027 We are excited to bring the Native Garden Tour back to North County on April 10 & 11, 2027. Whether you would like to share your garden, support the Tour, or participate as an artist, we would love to hear from you. Open your garden […]