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Going Native: Using California Native Plants in Your Garden

The popular garden workshop series, Can You Dig It, returns this year to the Aptos Farmers Market and features Monterey Bay Master Gardeners and others who will be giving hands-on demonstrations and workshops throughout the year. Seating is limited, so arrive early. Free parking.

Going Native: Using California Native Plants in Your Garden

Speaker: Erin O’Doherty – Native Revival Nursery

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Adding California native plants to home gardens helps restore vital wildlife habitat in fragmented city environments. Learn how to create hardy, low maintenance, and drought tolerant gardens using the flora and fauna of California. The beauty of indigenous plants will change your mind forever about using California natives in the garden.

Native Revival Nursery was founded in 1992 by Erin O'Doherty. After completing business school, Erin spent the summer working at Yerba Buena Nursery alongside their native plant gurus, learning the tricks of the trade. This experience sparked her passion for native plants and was the catalyst for the formation of Native Revival. Erin continues to own and operate the nursery to this day. Visit www.nativerevival.com for more information.

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