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Water Wise Manzanitas

We love Manzanitas!! They are not only extremely beautiful but they are highly drought-tolerant. With picturesque bark and attractive flowers and berries they make themselves an ideal addition to any southern California garden.

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No to Pesticides and Yes to beneficial bugs!

We believe in keeping things natural, which means finding alternative methods to replace the use of toxic pesticides. One of the best alternatives is using insects to control other insects, just as Mother Nature intended. The Praying Mantis is a beneficial bug, its boundless appetite for insects has made it an extremely valuable component of any pest control regimen in an organic garden.

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The Bee's Knees

Campion Walker Owner and Principal Designer Nicholas Walker is an avid bee fan and supporter. So much so, that he even keeps bees at his home in Topanga Canyon, where they live happily among his farm animals, dogs and kids thriving in a beautiful bee friendly garden.

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Clarkia purpurea

Clarkia purpurea is a species of wildflower known by the common names winecup fairyfan or purple clarkia. This annual plant is native to western North America, including Baja California, California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, where it is found in a diverse variety of habitats. In California it is found in all the zones, except the deserts, from the coasts to high interior mountains, including the Sierra Nevada.

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Dudleya cymosa

Dudleya cymosa is a succulent plant known by the common name canyon live-forever. It is a distinctive plant sending up erect red-orange stems from a gray-green basal rosette. The small yellowish-red thimble-shaped flowers top the stems in large flower cluster.

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