Introduction to San Francisco Native Plants
Learn about the vast array of San Francisco native plants and how to include them in your home garden to nurture the ecosystem!
Are you curious about San Francisco’s native plants? Our expert instructor from the , will introduce you to an array of native plants that are appropriate to your local conditions. You can incorporate them into your home garden, whether you have a yard or raise plants in containers. Tour GFE's native plant areas, learn about propagation, and ask plenty of questions.
San Francisco native plants have co-evolved with our local soils, climate, and native wildlife, including butterflies and bees. They are the best plants we can add to nurture our ecosystem. When we add native San Francisco plants to our gardens and public spaces, we strengthen our local ecosystem and enhance its connectivity with nearby ecosystems, creating a robust web of life that helps our local flora and fauna thrive. Learn how you can be part of this!
Instructor: Sophie Constantinou is the president of the California Native Plant Society, Yerba Buena Chapter. An avid plant propagator and steward of the which has transformed nine acres of public land into a native habitat corridor with the help of a growing group of neighbors. She is interested in the intersection of creative placemaking and community-led land management.
No walk-up registration permitted for this course.
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Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
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Location
Garden for the Environment
1590 7th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
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