Native Plants Help You...
💰 Save Time and Money
Rebate programs can cover the installation cost, and once established, native plants use little water, don't need fertilizer or pesticides, and require little maintenance.
🌎 Remove Pollutants
Santa Ana has a high number of Environmental Justice Communities. Native plants have vast root systems and work with fungi to break down pollutants and absorb heavy metals like lead.
✨ Beautify Your Yard
From the deep red bark of manzanita to the bright blue flowers of ceanothus, California has a wide select of beautiful Native plants.
🦋 Enjoy Nature
Native plants attract more wildlife like caterpillars, butterflies, moths, and bees, and their predators like lizards and birds. All of whom are fun to watch.
🖼 Add a Sense of Place
Gardening with the same plants across every region whitewashes our environment. Using native plants creates a sense of place unique to where we live.
🐝 Pollinate Crops
Native bees are fantastic pollinators. California is home to over 1,600 different bee species which are important for commercial crop production.
Native Plants Help the Environment...
🐦 Support Wildlife
Our local birds, bees, and butterflies co-evolved with these plants. And native plants support native fauna.
💧 Save Water
Native plants are adapted to our dry summers. Once established, they use up to 80% less water than a traditional lawn.
🔥 Reduce Fire Risk
Native plants have deep roots that can tap into moisture deep underground to stay hydrated even during our dry summers.
🌡️ Reduce Heat
Replacing artificial turf and shading our soil reduces the "Urban heat island" effect, lowering temperatures in our neighborhoods.
🌳 Store Carbon
If you're concerned with global warming -- native plants have larger root systems which store significant amounts of carbon.
Native plants evolved here. They are especially drought tolerant once established, and can use up to 80% less water than turf.1 As the foundational element in our landscape, native plants attract and support our wildlife. Nearly 3 billion birds, or over 50% of the population, have disappeared since 1970.2 A recent study showed birds can only maintain populations in areas where 70% or more of the plants are native.3 Planting natives, no matter how many, can help reverse this alarming trend.
