Pollinators and Wildlife
The vast majority of our pollinators are adapted to get nourishment only from native plants. The more complex your habitat garden, the greater the number of creatures that will find resources there.
Concerns About Milkweed and Monarch Butterflies
By Laura Lovett, Gardening with Natives Committee Chair
As recently as the 1980s, millions of monarch butterflies over-wintered at sites along the California coast, including in Marin. In recent years, citizen scientists have documented a plummeting population, now less than 3% of its historic size.
Native Plants are for the Birds
by Doreen Smith
Articles Index
Concerns About Milkweed and Monarch Butterflies
By Laura Lovett, Gardening with Natives Committee Chair
As recently as the 1980s, millions of monarch butterflies over-wintered at sites along the California coast, including in Marin. In recent years, citizen scientists have documented a plummeting population, now less than 3% of its historic size.
Native Plants are for the Birds
by Doreen Smith
Handouts to Download
Best Plants for Bees
Butterfly Nectar Plants
Planting Milkweeds
