Author: aprilleeowens

We’ve been having fun experimenting on small scale projects that can really transform the habitat value of your garden. At the Sonoma Living Learning Landscapes we created this lovely little bermed swale by digging a 2’x 15′ low place for

Manzanita and Currant Check out the manzanita —in full bloom— and the pink-flowering currant (just starting) at the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce garden.   The soft pink pendants of the pink-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) are a favorite of bees and

Aloha, I am just so very grateful for your continued reading of our emails and the new followers!  Mailchimp says we added 10 new folks to this list since 2 weeks ago.  That’s wonderful – welcome.   Although I call California

Happy Friday!  Greetings, I have to admit – I am not really a bird person.  It sounds terrible to say since our .org is so passionate about creating biodiverse gardens and supporting LIFE in the urban landscape. But no, I don’t

Summertime around here at Habitat Corridor Projects are busy! We have installed quite a few wonderful demonstration gardens and are trying to find ways to get more folks switching their water thirsty boring traditional gardens over to vibrant and biodiverse

1808 Albany Drive is planted, irrigated and ready for the icing – mulch! Please visit the website LivingLearningLandscapes.com to learn more about this exciting multi-agency project. Free plans, pretty demonstration gardens, and a ton of biodiversity!

It is all about biodiversity- a big word that drives all of our work here at the Habitat Corridor Project.  Yes,there are plants from other places in the world that are great for saving water and providing nectar for non-native

Enjoy our newest set of plans appropriate to many regions in California but designed specifically for Sonoma County. 1. Gardening under the Oaks is easy and drought tolerant with the right plant choices and care not to water in the summer

The plants of California can fit in any design style from English Cottage Garden to Modern.  We at the Habitat Corridor Project don’t stick to one style but a few elements are consistently in our gardens.  Boulders – big ones,

Please use these drought tolerant and California native plant plans to rebuild your landscape hopefully better than before.  A year in the making they are wonderfully biodiverse and suitable to Sonoma County in most areas …. actually in ALL areas!