Fall will soon be upon us, the best time for planting most plants. Whether you’re curious about gardening with native plants or you’ve been landscaping with them for years, come find a fun, easy, and informative way to explore any of California’s over 7600 native plant species!
Check out the new Calscape (https://calscape.org/). This website by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is California’s most popular way to learn about our native plants. Here’s your chance to benefit from all it offers.
Get Live Guidance
On Wednesday, September 25 at 7 p.m. in Auburn, bring your laptop, tablet or phone to a special hands-on program offered by the local Redbud Chapter of CNPS. Native-plant enthusiasts will guide you through exploring and using the new Calscape. Step by step, you’ll learn to:
- Easily and quickly find native plants that fit your site and your goals
- Search for plants by plant community
- Create and use plant lists
- Reserve plants for pickup at a nursery
- Check out tips about gardening with native plants
- Contribute feedback to Calscape
What’s New in Calscape
A vibrant redesign now makes Calscape even more useful and inspiring—our state’s native plants and cultivars, free gardening designs and guidance, gorgeous photos, a garden planner tool, a native plant nursery directory, and native plant landscaping professionals.
Calscape Presenter
The workshop presenter, Chrissy Freeman, is a Master Gardener in Nevada County and also a long-time active member of Redbud. She’s delivered programs and workshops on native plants for both Master Gardeners and the Redbud Chapter. As a member of the Calscape Steering Community for the past year and a half, she is deeply familiar with this new Calscape.
Location
Location will be Auburn Library, 350 Nevada St., Auburn, 95603.
Register in advance
Please register in advance for this free program, so Redbud can have space for all attendees. They also have a waiting list, just in case.
Full details are on the Redbud website, including the link to registration. Just go to https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud. Click Events, and it will be the first item listed (https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud/2024/06/27/september-25-2024/.
About the Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
The Redbud Chapter serves western Nevada and Placer Counties. They offer native plant sales, programs on native plant-related topics, field trips, a hands-on propagation group, grants to local schools and non-profits for education and restoration projects, a quarterly newsletter, and ongoing advocacy and conservation projects. Most activities are free and open to the public. To become involved or join, email RedbudChapter@gmail.com.