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Native plants can look just like garden plants, with little work.

At one of our local nurseries, I came across a Santa Cruz Pyracantha which I see growing in the wild in the canyons near my home.; Despite its name, I discovered that this plant is actually a native of the Far East.; Are there any California natives that look similar to the pyracantha that has such decorative red berries, and offers food to the local bird population?

There is a real nice evergreen large shrub (or small tree) that has red berries and the birds love the berries, and they ripen around Christmas, and it is not thorny like pyracantha! This plant is called California Holly, or Toyon, or Christmas Berry and the scientific name is Heteromeles arbutifolia. Heteromeles arbutifolia Christmas Berry, Toyon. Heteromeles arbutifolia . Christmas Berry, Toyon. ... Heteromeles arbutifolia is great for a bird garden and a butterfly garden. ... www.laspilitas.com/plants/339.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar;pages Pyracantha is a nasty weed

Hi, do you have any recommendations for a Corona del Mar site? I am providing suggestions to my neighbor in the hope that she will relandscape with natives instead of vincas and impatiens. (I have natives and it would be great to extend the habitat community.) I have the web list, but do you have any suggestions. I am trying to strike a balance by suggesting plants that look more "traditional" or "English garden" which the tenant says she likes, because when saying "native" scares a lot of people. So I was thinking Cleveland Sage; Encelia; Delphinium Cardinale California Fuschia Catalina Cherry (tree) Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks so much. I love your zip code site. What a resource. Will make sure to visit your store sometime.

Cleveland Sage; fine Salvia munzsii might be better Encelia; fine Delphinium Cardinale nope, too difficult California Fuschia excellent Catalina Cherry (tree) fine Ceanothus for the Vinca, thrysiflorus repens or 'Yankee Point' Make a sage garden, mix and match and you end up with a lot of color, low maintenance and foliage textures, and a great wildlife garden. flowers for 10 months, Ribes species for the other two months