Natives in the Wild
Appreciate and observe our native plants
Garden with Natives
Advice and resources for native plant gardening
Conservation
Help preserve Marin County’s unique biodiversity
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Spring 2026 Native Plant Sale
Our spring sale will offer a wide variety of flowering shrubs, perennials, and annuals, and some special bulbs.
Natives That Thrive in Bright Shade
If you have a landscape area shaded by trees or structures, native plants for shade enjoy the reduced sunlight and even thrive on a bit of neglect.
Butterfly Host Plants
What could be more delightful than butterflies flitting around your garden? Learn how here.
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Fremontodendron in Marin: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of The Discovery
A reminiscence by Dick O’Donnell
Fremontodendron species first reported in Marin by Richard O’Donnell in December 1999 issue of The Four Seasons, the Journal of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden.*
Introduction to Grasses
by Caleb Hute, Consulting Botanist
You might not believe it, but grasses are actually part of the larger evolutionary clade of plants referred to as angiosperms, or flowering plants. This family is immensely successful with grasslands, which are assemblages of plants where grasses are most prevalent, being found on every continent except Antarctica.