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Photo: Daria Rem, Pexels If you revel in the array of tones and textures in our garden, you can bring that feeling indoors with a few well-placed houseplants. Houseplants create a sense of colorful coziness, along with the added bonus of purifying the air you breathe.
White clover is a walkable lawn alternative that works in sun or shade and does not show pet stains. Sydney Rae, Unsplash Lawns are a landscape feature we've borrowed from areas where rain is more plentiful.
Snails can mow down new transplants in one night. Photo: Pexels An invertebrate is any animal without an internal backbone including insects, spiders, mollusks, crustaceans, and worms.
Moles can be a nuisance; but they eat grubs, not plants. Photo: Pexels A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone. Its a diverse group including warm-blooded animals like squirrels and rats, crows and hummingbirds, and cold-blooded types like snakes and lizards.
Rust is a common fungal disease of roses. Photo: UC ANR A plant disease is a malfunction in a plant in response to an infectious agent or pathogen, most typically a bacterium, fungus, virus, or nematode.
A colorful California hillside in summer. Photo: Connie Lefkowitz Marin's topography is part of our natural beauty. The views are gorgeous, but there are special considerations pertaining to erosion, water, and plant selection.
Redwood trees need moisture from rain and fog. Photo: Public Domain Coast redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) only grow on the Pacific coast from Big Sur to southern Oregon, where their need for mass quantities of water is met from winter rain and summer fog.
Coast live oak trees (Quercus agrifolia) like wet winters and dry summers. L. Stiles There are 20 oak trees native to California. These stately trees create iconic landscapes, live up to 400 years, and provide tremendous benefits. Oaks are good investments -- for homeowners and the environment.
