California Native Gardening: A Month-By-Month Guide Theodore Payne Foundation Caution: Fruit is toxic to

Caution: Fruit is toxic to dogs

the scope of the book goes far beyond the confines of the Santa Monica Mountains as most plants in Southern California also live in those mountains

Griffith Park

Many plants are also illustrated

interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (“She’s Just Not That Into You”)

California Native Gardening: A Month-By-Month Guide Theodore Payne Foundation Caution: Fruit is toxic toThis is the first month by month guide to gardening with native plants in a state that follows a unique, nontraditional seasonal rhythm. Beginning in October, when much of California leaves the dry season behind and prepares for its own green spring, Helen Popper provides detailed, calendar based information for both beginning and experienced native gardeners. Each months chapter lists gardening tasks, including repeated tasks and those specific to