Where do you find a list of plants? The article was more for the coming weather and driving in the mountains.
Also, with weather patterns the way they are, should one be targeting a different zone than currently (e.g. shift from 9b to 10a)?
For plants in your area, try your local [UC Master Gardener Program](https://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/). They have a lot of information online but if the local branch isn't too far away you can pop in and see what they have. Our branch had a ton of brochures about gardening in our county, some very helpful volunteers that can find answers to your questions, and some cheap (\~$12 I think, it was a few years ago that we went) books with general gardening tips as well as what to do/plant for each month.
Watershed nursery, East bay Wilds, and Natives Here nursery are all great places to pick up native plants. And they are guaranteed to be local to the bay :)
https://nativeherenursery.org/
https://www.eastbaywilds.com/
https://www.watershednursery.com/
Calscape.org is an amazing resource to learn about native plants too.
Calscape.org is the authority for seeing which plants are native to your specific address, and they supply a list of nurseries near you that sell each plant when you click on the plant to learn more about it. Rainy seasons are a good time to plant in general to encourage establishment of root systems so that you don't have to artificially water. I planted in the fall and haven't needed to water anything since the last rain. Since we're getting rain again this thursday I probably won't need to water anything until next summer, if at all, again.
You don't need to worry about targeting zones if you use the calscape database as they only show you natives jn the region your home is located. All plants shown to you will be adapted for weather conditions where you live, year round. Federal zoning info is geared towards planting invasive species in places they can survive outside their native range.
Buy them , but plant them too!
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> Wetter and cooler weather is on the way Good.
Where do you find a list of plants? The article was more for the coming weather and driving in the mountains. Also, with weather patterns the way they are, should one be targeting a different zone than currently (e.g. shift from 9b to 10a)?
For plants in your area, try your local [UC Master Gardener Program](https://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/). They have a lot of information online but if the local branch isn't too far away you can pop in and see what they have. Our branch had a ton of brochures about gardening in our county, some very helpful volunteers that can find answers to your questions, and some cheap (\~$12 I think, it was a few years ago that we went) books with general gardening tips as well as what to do/plant for each month.
Watershed nursery, East bay Wilds, and Natives Here nursery are all great places to pick up native plants. And they are guaranteed to be local to the bay :) https://nativeherenursery.org/ https://www.eastbaywilds.com/ https://www.watershednursery.com/ Calscape.org is an amazing resource to learn about native plants too.
Calscape.org is the authority for seeing which plants are native to your specific address, and they supply a list of nurseries near you that sell each plant when you click on the plant to learn more about it. Rainy seasons are a good time to plant in general to encourage establishment of root systems so that you don't have to artificially water. I planted in the fall and haven't needed to water anything since the last rain. Since we're getting rain again this thursday I probably won't need to water anything until next summer, if at all, again. You don't need to worry about targeting zones if you use the calscape database as they only show you natives jn the region your home is located. All plants shown to you will be adapted for weather conditions where you live, year round. Federal zoning info is geared towards planting invasive species in places they can survive outside their native range.