Online sales for this event have ended. A limited number of tickets remain. You may register at the door beginning at 8:15 am on Saturday, January 25. Door registration is $50 General, $25 Students (with proof of ID).

CNPS-San Diego is excited to present a day-long workshop that includes five presentations on understanding symbiotic relationships in your native garden and incorporating sustainable and regenerative practices. Topics include bringing wilderness into your backyard, harvesting rainwater, understanding and regenerating your soil, permaculture and agroecology, and tips and tricks from design to install from a recent landscape installation. The workshop will be held in the beautiful, contemporary auditorium of the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. An extended 80-minute lunch ‘hour’ will allow you to picnic or dine in the park as you discuss and absorb the morning presentations. Nearby exhibit native gardens will be available for viewing.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Impacts your yard can have on biodiversity and revamping our wilderness spaces

• Passive and active methods for harvesting rainwater

• Permaculture and agroecology methods to incorporate into your native garden

• How the soil system works and the importance of caring for your soil

• Real world applications of bio-swale rain water retention systems and other sustainable design concepts recently implemented into a landscape installation

SCHEDULE

8:15am REGISTRATION AND CHECK IN

9:00-9:50 am NOT GARDENS BUT GUARDIANS – THE RISE OF THE ENLIGHTENED YARD
David Newsom (Founder Wild Yards Project)

Long employed as decorative status symbols at best and lifeless after-thoughts of exotic, green filler at worst, the home garden has done more to divorce us from our indigenous landscapes than bring us closer to them. But now, with the entire spectrum of animals in steep decline and wilderness increasingly reduced to bite sized parcels of eco-tainment, it’s time to regard the native garden for what it can be: our "last, best hope", sanctuaries of "defiant compassion” that help preserve and protect our remaining natural resources as they connect us to one another and the land we’ve left behind.

10:00-10:50 am YOUR NATIVES LOVE RAINWATER
Brook Sarson (Co-owner and CEO of CatchingH2O and H2OME)

Learn how to catch and store rainwater through both passive and active methods to keep your native garden thriving. 

11:00-11:50am THE BIG EXCHANGE
Joe Brisbois (Kiss the Ground Soil Advocate and Digital Producer, Designer, & Strategist)

Healthy soil plays a pivotal role in the health of our land, our air, and our water. Discover how soil works and how a regenerative approach to soil management can create an environmental situation that is worthy of sustaining. 

11:50 am LUNCH: Bring lunch to picnic in the Park or dine at your choice of seven nearby Park restaurants and cafes.

MAP and DESCRIPTIONS of Dining & Garden Plots in Museum Area

2:10-3:00pm INTEGRATIVE DESIGN USING NATIVE PLANTS - A CASE STUDY
Ari Tenenbaum (Founder Revolution Landscape)

Ari will share an in-depth analysis of a recently completed landscape installation from the design phase through completion. This project included California native plants, bio-swale rain water retention, and other sustainable design concepts that can be applied to many residential landscapes throughout San Diego County.

DETAILS

There will be five sessions in all, including an opening address from David Newsom, Founder of Wild Yards Project. Ari Tenenbaum, Founder of Revolution Landscape, will present an analysis on the design to installation of a recent local sustainable landscape install. Mid-day presentations will be deep-dives on certain areas of sustainable principles to incorporate into your native garden, including rainwater harvesting, soil maintenance, and permaculture and agroecology.

• Ample free parking available in the park

• Select seeds and books will be available for purchase at the workshop as well as other educational materials for you to take home and enhance the day's knowledge

• Two demonstration native plant garden plots for viewing in the park near the workshop

• Admission to the exhibits at the Museum of Photographic Arts is complementary for workshop participants

REGISTRATION

Door Registration: $50 includes admission to all 5 sessions

Student Registration (with proof of ID at door): $25 includes admission to all 5 sessions

NOTES

-FREE PARKING is available in lots in Balboa Park with only a short walk to the event
-We do not offer REFUNDS but your registration can be TRANSFERRED to a person of your choice.

Press Release (PDF)

We invite you to join the California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter for a special day of speaker presentations from experts in the field of California native gardening. Our Garden Tour this past April presented numerous examples of long-established California native gardens and other gardens that were in-the-making.  Whether you have been inspired to plant your first native garden or already have an established garden, this workshop will offer solid insight into getting it right.

DESCRIPTION

Many gardeners planting California native plants for the first time are beset with challenges in getting the plants to establish themselves in the landscape. Native plants may not follow all of our standard horticultural guidelines, or, native gardens may become established but then suffer misfortunes of mortality that discourage us and leave us wondering what we did wrong.

In this workshop the presenters will offer ways to enhance the natural resilience of native landscapes, whether you are planting for the first time or are redesigning parts of your established landscape. Whether it is planting native trees or plants to attract birds as an important part of your ecosystem, or designing your area to make best use of water, this workshop will assist you in looking at the larger ecological picture and being creative in your decision making.

DETAILS

There will be five sessions in all. The 5th session of the day will be a moderated panel of experts answering numerous participant questions.

• Muffins, coffee, snacks, & catered sandwiches are included with your ticket.

• Select seeds and books will be available for purchase at the workshop as well as other educational materials for you to take home and enhance the day's knowledge.

• Native plants available for purchase from Moosa Creek Nursery and Tree of Life Nursery from 8:00am-1:30pm. Representatives from the nurseries can help you select and we can hold your purchased plants for pickup at the end of the workshop.

• Enjoy the outdoor campus of the venue planted with California native plants.

SCHEDULE

8:00-9:00am Registration, Coffee and Muffins, Plant Sale

9:00am GARDENING IS FOR THE BIRDS — BIRDSCAPING YOUR GARDEN USING NATIVE PLANTS 

Teresa Everett (California Native Gardening Specialty Presenter and Featured Gardener on the CNPS-San Diego Garden Tour 2018)

Learn how to create a garden that will encourage birds to use your garden year-round. Teresa will discuss the essential landscape requirements that will provide for the general bird population’s needs. We will also be discussing the specific preferences of our favorite local birds and how to provide them in your garden.

10:15am WATERING FOR HEALTH, FIRE RESISTANCE, AND CONSERVATION IN THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE LANDSCAPE

Greg Rubin (President and Founder of California’s Own Native Landscape Design, Inc., Author, Licensed Landscape Contractor, and SD Horticultural Society ‘2018 Horticulturist of the Year’ )

Discover time-tested successful methods for watering your native landscape, including new vs. established landscapes, promoting fire resistance, and ways to keep precious water on-site. Greg will touch on different approaches, including some newer methods that appear to work well with and take advantage of native ecology.

11:30am LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE TREES

Rachele Melious (Certified Arborist and Tree San Diego Education Lead)

Rachele will share the growing importance of using trees in the landscape; especially their ability to capture and sequester carbon dioxide.  She will explore some of the best native trees for landscaping in our region, some of their unique characteristics, special needs and considerations for selecting, planting and maintaining them.

12:30 Lunch and Plant Sale

1:30 HORTICULTURAL VALOR IN THE NATIVE GARDEN-BE BOLD! 

Mike Evans (President of Tree of Life Nursery and Winner of Southern California Horticultural Society ‘2019 Horticulturist of the Year’ )

With the on-going disappearance of small specialty nurseries, and the simplistic, homogenous "look" apparent in current ornamental garden design, native plantings are proving to be among the only unique, truly diverse gardens being made. Now is the time to be bold! We can write garden narratives that showcase both natural gardens and good horticulture.

2:30 PANEL- I WILL SURVIVE: STRATEGIES FOR CREATING A FLOURISHING AND DURABLE CALIFORNIA NATIVE GARDEN  

Joan Bockman (Founder Seaside Garden Tour in Oceanside, and Featured Gardener on the CNPS-San Diego Garden Tour 2018)

Don Rideout (Co-Founder and Past President, Anza-Borrego Desert Botany Society and Plant Selection Editor for Calscape.org)

Dennis Mudd (Founder of Calscape.org and Winner of San Diego Home and Garden’s Garden of the Year Award in 2012)

Panel moderated by Lee Gordon, California Native Gardener, Propagator, Experimenter

Panelists will offer their long-time experience and insight in building and maintaining your garden to make it lasting, resilient, and lively. The session will close with questions for the panelists taken from the audience.

REGISTRATION

-General Registration: $55 includes admission to all five sessions, coffee and muffins in the morning and catered sandwiches with chips and fruit for lunch

-Student Registration (with proof of student ID at door): $25 includes all of above

-Door Registration: $55 (if available) includes all of above

NOTES

• We do not offer REFUNDS but your registration can be TRANSFERRED to a person of your choice.

• FREE PARKING is available at designated lots

• This is a sustainable event. Please BRING YOUR OWN REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES. Water fill stations will be available.

Download Press Release: CNPS-San Diego Fall Workshop 2019

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Una introducción al proceso de convertir un césped a un jardín de plantas nativas en Español con Cris Sarabia.

Al plantar nativos en su jardín, puede ahorrar agua, reducir el mantenimiento y el uso de pesticidas y proporcionar un hábitat importante para los polinizadores locales y la vida silvestre. Experto local, Cris Sarabia, le enseñará cómo restaurar la naturaleza en su jardín, quitando su césped y reemplazándolo con un hermoso jardín de plantas nativas de California.

Cris es miembro de la mesa directiva de la Costa Sur de CNPS y es el Director de Conservación para el grupo, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, donde es responsable de la implementación de las actividades de administración de tierras en las reservas naturales. En el pasado, Cris se especializó en el manejo y restauración de hábitats matorrales de salvia costeros, marismas costeras, dunas costeras y hábitats marinos.

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An introduction to how to convert a lawn to a garden of native plants.

By planting natives in your garden, you can save water, reduce maintenance and pesticide use, and provide important habitat for local pollinators and wildlife. Local expert, Cris Sarabia, will teach the class in Spanish on how to restore nature in your garden by removing your lawn and replacing it with a beautiful, California native plant garden.

Cris is a board member of the South Coast Chapter of CNPS and is the Conservation Director for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy where he is responsible for the implementation of land stewardship activities on nature preserves. In the past, Cris specialized in the management and restoration of coastal sage scrub habitat, coastal salt marshes, coastal dunes and marine habitats.


Photo by Ann Dalkey.

CNPS-San Diego is excited to present a day-long workshop that includes three presentations along with an extensive 100-minute native gardening seminar on understanding and nurturing the relationships of wildlife and California native plants. Topics include California native gardening for habitat; native insects, bird and bees; and principles of permaculture and polyculture in the native habitat garden. The day will conclude with a presentation of a renowned model habitat California native garden-the Gottlieb Native Garden in Beverly Hills. The workshop will be held in the beautiful, contemporary auditorium (stars on the ceiling!) of the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. An extended 80-minute lunch ‘hour’ will allow you to picnic or dine in the park as you discuss and absorb the morning presentations. Nearby exhibit native gardens will be available for viewing.

LEARN

• Understand the native plant habitat needs of birds, insects, and other species

• How to create the conditions for a flourishing habitat with California Native plants

• The foundational principles for a healthy habitat to continuously thrive in your garden

• Explore ways to invite and increase species diversity in the garden

SCHEDULE

8:15am REGISTRATION AND CHECK IN

9:00-9:50 am PUTTING THE PIECES BACK IN PLACE: HOW RESTORING HABITAT WITH NATIVE PLANTS HELPS WILDLIFE
Robert L. “Bob” Allen, M.S. (Adjunct Professor of Biology, Santiago Canyon College & Orange Coast College; Research Associate in Entomology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; Research Associate, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden; Horticultural Consultant; Author, Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains)

We’re in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. Throughout the planet, scientific studies have shown that the number of species per area is quickly declining, as is the number of individuals of those species. The causes are many: habitat destruction, non-native invasive species, pest control, climate change, etc. In this opening address we’ll answer the questions: How do California native plants support native insects (and other native wildlife)? And how can we play a supporting role?

10:00-11:40 am BRINGING SAN DIEGO HABITATS HOME TO THE GARDEN
Clayton Tschudy (CEO of CJT Ecologics and Former Director of Horticulture & Exhibits at the Water Conservation Garden)

Everything you need to create vibrant, local habitat gardens in San Diego. This talk will take you through concept to the practical aspects of creating localized habitat for San Diego County, providing real life examples and utilizing powerful online tools.

11:40 pm LUNCH: Bring lunch to picnic in the Park or dine at your choice of seven nearby Park restaurants and cafes.

MAP and DESCRIPTIONS of Dining & Garden Plots in Museum Area

1:00-2:05 pm USING PERMACULTURE TO INTEGRATE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS INTO YOUR HABITAT GARDEN
Diane Kennedy (Founder, Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture, former SDC Senior Park Ranger, Writer)

Miranda Kennedy (B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, Native Plant and Wildlife Consultant, Photographer)

Permaculture is based on natural systems and native plants are integral to any planting design. In this talk we'll see permaculture being integrated into a public habitat garden, and talk about plant communication and value for wildlife.

2:15-3:20pm THE GOTTLIEB NATIVE GARDEN: PLANTING NATIVES CREATED A WILDLIFE OASIS!
Scott Logan (Naturalist with Wild Wings Ecology and Author of the Upcoming Book - “The Gottlieb Native Garden: An Intimate Wildlife Journey”)

Scott will take us on a photographic journey through The Gottlieb Native Garden, a thriving wildlife habitat located directly in the middle of Los Angeles’ urban sprawl.  Hundreds of animals have been documented to date, illustrating that, “If you build it, they will come”.

DETAILS

There will be four sessions in all, including an opening address from Bob Allen, Professor, Author and Research Associate in Entomology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Clayton Tschudy, CEO of CJT Ecologics, will present a comprehensive 100-minute seminar on building a San Diego native plant habitat garden. Afternoon presentations will focus on permaculture principles in the native habitat garden and the day will conclude with a presentation of the Gottlieb Native Garden in Beverly Hills and the wildlife that it has attracted.

• Ample free parking available in the park

• Select seeds and books will be available for purchase at the workshop as well as other educational materials for you to take home and enhance the day's knowledge

• An interactive public engagement display outside the museum

• Two demonstration native plant garden plots for viewing in the park near the workshop

• Admission to the exhibits at the Museum of Photographic Arts is complementary for workshop participants

TICKETS

General Registration Online: $45

Door Tickets (if available): $50

NOTES

-FREE PARKING is available in lots in Balboa Park with only a short walk to the event
-We do not offer REFUNDS but your registration can be TRANSFERRED to a person of your choice.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! 

We invite you to join the California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter for a special day of speaker presentations from experts in the field of California native gardening. Our Garden Tour this past April presented numerous examples of long-established California native gardens and other gardens that were in-the-making. Now we follow that up with a thorough introduction to the process of putting together a California native garden. Whether you have been inspired to plant your first native garden or already have an established garden, this workshop will offer solid insight into getting it right. We have scheduled this workshop just in advance of the best season of the year to plant a California native garden.

LEARN HOW TO

• Design a California Native Plant Garden: Scoping your site for exposures, landscaping considerations, soils and drainage, and choosing an aesthetic.

• Plant Selection: Finding the specific native plants that will thrive in your climate and particular garden environment. Using online tools to help you select.

• Planting, Watering, and Mulching: An expert panel will explain the techniques and answer your questions.

• Maintenance and Evaluation: Pruning, weed and pest control, shaping your aesthetic, and how to evaluate what is going right or wrong with your garden.

DETAILS

There will be five sessions in all, including a keynote address from Mike Evans, founder of Tree of Life Nursery. The 4th session of the day will be a moderated panel of experts answering numerous participant questions. The final session will be a co-presentation by two experts in the field.

• Muffins, coffee, snacks, & university-catered boxed lunches are included with your ticket.

• Select seeds and books will be available for purchase at the workshop as well as other educational materials for you to take home and enhance the day's knowledge.

• Native plants available for purchase from Moosa Creek Nursery and Tree of Life Nursery from 8:00am-1:00pm. Representatives from the nurseries can help you select and we can hold your purchased plants for pickup at the end of the workshop.

• Stroll the coastal native plantings during lunch on the UCSD-Scripps Seaside Forum campus

TICKETS

General Registration $55

PARKING & CHECK-IN INFO FOR ATTENDEES

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NOTES

-If you require a VEGAN OR GLUTEN-FREE LUNCH please email us at workshop@cnpssd.org after purchasing ticket.
-We do not offer REFUNDS but your registration can be TRANSFERRED to a person of your choice.
-STREET PARKING is available as well as PARKING PASSES issued at designated lots on morning of event.

SCHEDULE

8:00-9:00am Registration, Coffee and Muffins, Plant Sale

9:00am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: A WALK THROUGH YOUR NATURAL GARDEN
Mike Evans (President, Tree of Life Nursery)

10:00am NATIVE GARDEN DESIGN NUTS 'N BOLTS
Clayton Tschudy (Owner of CJT Ecologics and Former Director of Horticulture & Exhibits at Water Conservation Garden)

11:00am NATIVE PLANT SELECTION FOR YOUR GARDEN-THE NATURE RESTORATION APPROACH
Dennis Mudd (Founder of Calscape.com and Winner of San Diego Home and Garden’s Garden of the Year Award in 2012)

12:00pm Lunch (boxed lunch included), Plant Sale continues until 1pm

1:00pm INSTALLATION: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANTING, WATERING, AND MULCHING

A panel of experts moderated by Clayton Tschudy:

-Mike Gonzales (Founding Member, San Diego Pollinator Alliance and Former Chairperson, CNPS-San Diego Garden Committee)
-Lee Gordon (CNPS-San Diego Writer and Committee Champion of Gardening and Propagation best practices)
-Diane Kennedy (Founder, Finch Frolic Demonstration Garden in Fallbrook)
-Don Rideout (Co-Founder and Past President, Anza-Borrego Desert Botany Society and Plant Selection Editor for Calscape.org)                                                             

2:15pm YOUR NATIVE GARDEN: CARE AND MAINTENANCE
A presentation by the co-authors of "The California Native Landscape: The Homeowners’ Design Guide to Restoring its Beauty and Balance" and "The Drought-Defying California Garden"

-Lucy Warren (Author, Master Gardener, and Former Editor of California Garden magazine)
-Greg Rubin (President and Founder of California’s Own Native Landscape Design, Inc., Author, and a Licensed Landscape Contractor)

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

Please email us at specialevents@cnpssd.org if you'd like to get first word and offers on all upcoming special events. 

You're invited! Please join us for a day of speaker presentations and hands-on sessions with field experts. This is a great opportunity for you to gain important knowledge about native gardening. The workshop is held in perfect timing for late winter/spring planting.

LEARN HOW TO

• Propagate natives from seed & cuttings
• Successfully plant, irrigate and maintain native gardens
• Participate in a tour of the Garden's native plant preserve including explanations of San Diego's wildlife ecology, diverse plant populations, ethnobotanical uses of native plants such as food and medicinal uses, dyes, Kumeyaay dwellings, etc.
• Learn about installing raptor nest boxes and other forms of gopher control for your garden

DETAILS

There will be 5 presentations, hands-on seminars, and demos in which attendees will be invited to participate. A couple of sessions will break into two smaller groups for easier hands-on participation and in the following session the groups switch place. Everybody gets to participate in all sessions! We will wind up the day with an expert panel. 

Throughout all sessions attendees will learn ways in which to plant and maintain natives, how to lessen inevitable damage from gophers and the far-reaching benefits of using native horticulture. These benefits include low-water use, low maintenance, and providing habitat for native wildlife including birds and other pollinators.

• Breakfast, Snacks, Starbucks coffee & Lunch are included with your ticket.
• Select seeds and books will be available for purchase at the workshop as well as other educational materials for you to take home and enhance the day's knowledge.
• Stroll the grounds with free admission to the SD Botanic Garden after the workshop.

SCHEDULE

8:15-8:45 am Registration and Breakfast

9-9:50 am Propagation Using Cuttings and Seeds
Su and Hank Kraus (Owners, Moosa Creek Nursery)

10-11:50am Hands-on Native Horticultural Plant Garden & Native Plant Preserve Tour
Lucy Warren and Greg Rubin (Co-authors of two books on California native gardening)
Tony Gurnoe (Horticultural Director, SD Botanic Garden)

11:50am Lunch

12:10pm Irrigation Explored
Mike Evans (Founder, Tree of Life Nursery)

1:00-2:30pm Barn Owl/Kestrel Box Demo & Gopher Trapping
Danny Sedivec (Founder & Executive Director, The Raptor Institute)
Tony Gurnoe (Horticultural Director, SD Botanic Garden)

2:45-3:30pm Experts panel answering participant questions

MORE DETAILS

• This is a sustainable event. Please bring a refillable water bottle and coffee cup. We will have water available throughout the day
• We encourage carpooling. Free parking is included. 
• The event is held Rain or Shine-come dressed for the outdoors!    

REFUNDS
We don't offer refunds. However, your registration is transferable to another person.