Helpful Resources and Art Links

Explore these valuable resources for water-wise gardening, native plants, and conservation practices:

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• Be Water Wise – A guide to water-wise gardening from the Metropolitan Water District. The Metropolitan Water District is a long-time supporter of water-wise practices. A grant from the MWD was instrumental in creating this garden. They offer useful information on water-wise gardening and common-sense water conservation in general.
   

• Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden – An excellent garden of California Natives with many resources for the local gardener including extensive classes and a large annual plant sale. Rancho Santa Ana also maintains a hotline and e-mail for native plant gardening: Native Plant Garden Hotline Ph: (909) 624-0838 or email: rsabg.hortinfo@cgu.edu.
   

• The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants – The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants Inc. is a highly-respected resource for native plant gardeners with gardening information and instructions, as well as providing information on viewing wildflower blooms each spring and a major source of native plant seeds.
   

• Santa Barbara Botanic Garden – The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is dedicated to research, education and conservation, and display of California native plants.
   

• Certified Wildlife Habitat – For information on creating a wildlife-friendly habitat in your garden, and applying for the Certified Wildlife Habitat designation for your home garden.
   

• UC Davis Agriculture and Natural Resources – UC Davis Agriculture and Natural Resources maintains an extensive website of general information for both gardeners and agriculture. There is extensive help for watering, pest management, and many other topics. This is also the sponsor and home site for the Master Gardeners program.
   

• Tree of Life Nursery – Specializing in native and Mediterranean plants.
   

• Native Sons Nursery – A resource for native plants.
   

• Kids Guide to Planting a Flower Garden – For those budding young gardeners, here is a "Kids Guide to Planting a Flower Garden"
   

• Claremont Garden Club – Claremont Garden Club. Meetings are free and open to all. They are held on the second Wednesday of most months at the Napier Center in Pilgrim Place, 660 Avery Rd. Claremont, CA. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and socializing and the talks begin at 7:00 p.m.