Our mission

We are an organization dedicated to propagating, planting, and educating the public in regards to native plants in and around Davis. Our goal is to foster a better understanding of our native biodiversity. We hope to increase the sustainability of Davis’s urban ecosystem by planting native, drought tolerant species. Increasing local plant biodiversity can provide better habitat for insects, and by extension, broad reaching ecosystems. We also hope that by discouraging the planting of nonnative vegetation, we can decrease the risk of new invasive plants or pathogens being introduced to the area.

California poppy

An iconic part of the California landscape, Eschschlozia californica is remarkably drought tolerant, adaptable to a range of soil types, and is host to a number of pollinators.  

Lupine

Several species in the genus Lupinus claim Davis as their home. They're a great way to add a pop of color to a garden, as well as a favorite amongst butterflies and moths. 

Milkweed

It bears repeating that the members of the genus Asclepias are of vital importance to our ecosystems, particularly to threatened monarch butterflies. 

Native plants are disappearing from our landscape. We intend to change that.
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