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
Plants form the foundation of life. A recent study showed birds can only maintain populations in areas where 70% or more of the plants are native..
🌡️ Reduce Heat
Replacing artificial turf and shading our soil reduces the "Urban heat island" effect, lowering temperatures in our neighborhoods.
🔥 Reduce Fire Risk
Native plants use long tap roots to access a deeper water reserve so they can stay hydrated even during our dry summers. And well hydrated plants tend not to burn.
🌳 Store Carbon
If you're concerned with global warming -- native plants have larger root systems which store significant amounts of carbon.
💧 Save Water
Native plants are adapted to our dry summers. Once established, they use up to 80% less water than a traditional lawn.
