Time to gear up for spring planting, this is a longer-than-usual email! There is so much going on this season, we couldn't resist letting you know about it all. Please see all of the amazing opportunities for learning about gardening with native plants, mark your calendars and tell your friends!
This Weekend... and coming events at Tree of Life Nursery!
 We hope to inspire you this spring into retro-fitting your water thirsty landscapes with authentic, habitat building, inspirational gardens. Come learn more about native plants, and get the tools to help you on your coming projects.
This Saturday!
March 1, 2008 - All Day
California Native Plant Society (CNPS) San Diego Benefit Plant Sale
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11:00 AM - Workshop: Backyard Habitats with Native Plants
Benefit Plant Sale
Help raise funds for the San Diego Chapter of CNPS. A portion of all plant sales from the day will go to CNPS-SD. Volunteers from the chapter will also be on hand to assist with planting suggestions and garden help. Come get lots of helpful information from knowledgeable volunteers and get started on your spring planting.
Workshop
Landscape Designer Connie Beck will be speaking about creating a “Backyard Habitat with Native Plants”. Using her extensive experience at her own home, Connie will share practical tips about plant selection and designing gardens that are welcoming to both wildlife and people.
CNPS information about the event: http://cnpssd.org/2008springplantsale.html
Next Weekend…
March 8, 2008
9:30 - Sage Advice Workshop: TLC
Find out why a native landscape is highly efficient. With very little water and labor, hearty, diverse and beautiful native plants will thrive in your garden. Jeff Bohn will introduce some basic guidelines for long-term success in your native garden. Come learn what it takes to ensure that your native landscape will look good year round - just a little tender loving care.
More details about any of these workshops and other events at TOLN >
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Where have all the flowers gone?
 Get out to see them,
or plant them at home…
It might be a little difficult to get really excited about planting wildflowers in your garden if you are unfamiliar with them, but now is a GREAT time to get them in! This year, at Tree of Life, we have wildflowers in 4” pots ready for sale. Come get them before they are blooming and plant them in your garden today! If you plant them now you will get to enjoy their lovely blooms all season long.
Get out and hike…
“I speculate that those who are not as crazy over California wildflowers haven’t seen the remaining good places.” -Judith Larner Lowry, The Landscaping Ideas of Jays: A Natural History of the Backyard Restoration Garden
Nature Hikes with your local Chapter of the California Native Plant Society!
Local CNPS chapters in your area are taking advantage of the favorable winter conditions this year and going to go look for some of our beautiful wildflowers and many other native plants. The benefit of going on one of these fieldtrips is that very knowledgeable people lead them! These hikes are an excellent resource, and there’s sure to be something in your area.
More details about CNPS hikes in LA, OC and SD and wildflower hotline information >
Mark your Calendars
 This April and May there are a few events we wanted to make sure you got on your calendars early as they are not to be missed! Hope to see you at one or more of these excellent events.
April 10, 2008 (Thursday)
Designing California Native Gardens Field Day at Tree of Life Nursery
(For professionals in the landscaping trade)
10:00 AM-3:00 PM, $35.00
Practical plant tour, design seminar, and luncheon at the Nursery.
Featured speaker: Alrie Middlebrook, Landscape Designer, and, author of Designing California Native Gardens. More details TBA, contact Debbie for details.
April 16-19, 2008 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Out of the Wild and into the Garden at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
The who’s who of the native plant community are all going to be sharing their vast knowledge for three whole days at the RSABG. This is a symposium that is not to be missed. Tree of Life Nursery’s Mike Evans will speak Saturday morning. Details here: http://www.rsabg.org/content/view/254/1/
May 3, 2008
Native Cultures: Seri Indians of the Sonoran Desert.
From the shorelines Sea of Cortez
Tree of Life is pleased to invite the Seri Indians back to our nursery to sell traditional handmade crafts of baskets, ironwood carvings and shell necklaces. This very special gathering is a great opportunity to learn more about the rich and unique culture of the Seri Indians. Information about the Seri: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seri
California Native Plant Garden Tours
April 12-13, 2008
Theodore Payne Native Garden Tour
Los Angeles County
Organized by the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants
http://www.theodorepayne.org/Tour/tour.html
May 3, 2008
Spring Native Gardens Tour
Orange County
Organized by the OC - California Native Plant Society Chapter and Sea and Sage Chapter of Audubon
http://www.occnps.org
http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/
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