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Can native plants help save the world?

Sacramento Digs Gardening
BY Debbie Arrington PUBLISHED APR 18, 2019

Learn how from the creator of the Gottlieb Native Garden

She turned a suburban backyard into her own wildlife sanctuary. Her secret? She planted lots of California natives.

Meet Susan Gottlieb, an author and dedicated environmentalist, who will share her story of how people can help save the world – one garden at a time.

Gottlieb will be the guest speaker at a special evening event at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Putah Creek Lodge on the UC Davis campus. Admission and parking in the lodge lot are free.

Hosted by the UC Davis Arboretum and the School of Veterinary Medicine, Gottlieb will discuss her own native garden as well as ways to restore habitat for wildlife and protect biodiversity.

So full of wildlife, the Gottlieb Native Garden has become a living laboratory for researchers including Dr. Lisa Tell, director of UC Davis’ Hummingbird Health and Conservation Program.

Susan Gottlieb will appear at UC Davis' Putah Creek

Lodge on April 26. (Photos courtesy UC Davis

Arboretum)

Scott Logan, the garden’s naturalist, will join Gottlieb for a discussion of her garden and the importance of growing native plants. Afterwards, Gottlieb will sign copies of her photo-packed book, “The Gottlieb Native Garden: A California Love Story,” which will be available for sale ($50). Proceeds from book sales at the event will benefit the arboretum and the university’s hummingbird program.

Event details and directions: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu or call 530-752-4880.

Learn more about Gottlieb and her garden at: www.thegottliebnativegarden.com .

The Gottlieb Native Garden in Beverly Hills is a living laboratory for naturalists and researchers.

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Survey your garden after the May 4 rainstorm. Heavy rain and gusty winds can break the neck of large flowers such as roses. Also:

* Keep an eye on new transplants or seedlings; they could take a pounding from the rain.

* Watch out for powdery mildew. Warmth following moist conditions can cause this fungal disease to “bloom,” too. If you see a leaf that looks like it’s dusted with powdered sugar, snip it off.

* After the storm, start setting out tomato transplants, but wait on the peppers and eggplants (they want warmer nights). Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.

* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.

* Pinch chrysanthemums back to 12 inches for fall flowers. Cut old stems to the ground.

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* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.

* Don’t wait; plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.

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