By Lee Gordon Native Garden CommitteeThis is part of a short series on some of our local native plants that are superb for our native gardens, but that are largely overlooked.About a decade ago, my youngest daughter and I were exploring the chaparral on the hill above my house, and we came upon a small clearing. There stood two majestic fuchsia flowered gooseberries, in all their glory. These gooseberries made the clearing so beautiful, we have called it the secret garden ever since.

by Lee Gordon Native Garden CommitteeAfter my January newsletter article on Cneoridium came out, Fred Roberts emailed me with more and better inf…