UCDavis identifies more native plants for urban environments

I was rooting around UCDavis website looking for a particular piece of information and ran across this tidbit. I thought I'd pass it along to y'all, as it includes some new

http://ucanr.org/delivers/impactview.cfm?impactnum=710

I was unable to find a list of local master gardener contact telephone numbers so as to call Fresno to check out where I might find a local nursery with the plants. Moreover, I'm wondering if they would be interested in field testing in our urban yards. And, our local MG office closes at noon, so it'll be tomorrow before I can try again.

You might be interested in checking it out in your own areas. Of special interest to this Central Valley Californian is the special focus on drought tolerant plants which do not require special fertilizers, which can effect ground water resources.

Cool, huh? So . . . here ya' go!

Linda

Here's some more info: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/arboretum_all_stars.aspx

No retailers, though.

Yo, KaperC, I emailed the three parties identified one the originally posted link, asking them to tell me what retailers in Fresno carry the little goodies. I'll let you know if I get a response and/or a list of all retailers and/or big box stores.

Linda

Hi Linda and KaperC,

I am lucky enough to work in UC Davis , and it is a lot of fun visiting the arboretum gardens. The gardens have the mature plants, so you can get the feel of what they plants would look like full grown, and if you visit in different seasons, you can see what is blooming at different times. I have attended several of their sales, and purchased a few plants, I try not to buy too much, since I always seem to kill them before I get them into the pots. One of my favorite purchases from there is a kniphofia that blooms in the winter, Christmas Cheer, and it has reliably bloomed for the last three Christmases.

Good luck in finding those plants in your local nurseries.

Oooooo, you lucky duck, soilsandup! It must be great fun to be able to get up-close-and-personal with the scientists (it's hard to think of "gardeners" as "scientists," but, yeah, I know the difference . . . even so . . . ) who work with the plant life we so love. Another scientific specialty UCDavis holds is their veterinary school, another *life love of mine. Such an awesome school! Thanks for introducing yourself into the thread. BTW, is kniphofia pronounced with 2 "f's" or a "p" and an "h"?

KaperC, that link takes you directly to the "Arboretum All-Stars," which highlights the CA natives here http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/documents/All-Starsnativeplants_000.pdf and water-misers here http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/documents/All-Starswater-saving_000.pdf .

Awesome! Thanks for sending the Arboretum link. I didn't even think to look it up and there was no link attached to the original page I linked to. What silliness is that?! Well, the page I sent is about "new" trials and a dozen or more, as I recall, which could include anything, go figure!

Linda (I know, I know, ya' just can't shut me up!)

Most of the natives on the list I'm familiar with or have already planted, but there are a couple I might try even though they are not recommended for my area. We started out planting natives to cut down on fertilizing and water, etc., since we had an acre to landscape. Now we really like them and look for more and more to put in our "garden." With severe water restrictions looming, it's a good thing!

Your link to the natives is better than what I found. Thanks!

Who wants to shut you up? :-)