Summer Dry Mediterranean Garden

Those of us wanting to plant and maintain a more drought tolerant garden populated by native California plants face an interesting challenge. Our Mediterranean climate rewards plants that establish themselves in the spring then make do with very little water in summer. This talk offers up a host of such valuable plants, be they shrubs, perennials or ground covers, along the way drawing from the great number of beautiful and durable natives.

Earl Nickel:

Earl is an Oakland-based horticulturist, photographer, and writer. He writes regularly for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written feature articles for Pacific Horticulture magazine, contributes to the Annie’s Annuals blog, and writes his weekly gardening blog; all while maintaining an amazing ‘one-of-everything’ garden.