Dawn Bonker
Want more butterflies and less water waste in your garden this spring? Then kill the lawn. Really!
Top on this month’s list of green tips from Chapman’s Faculty Environmental Committee is the suggestion that lawn slaves consider going green with native plants. If you’ve already tried it, we at Happenings would love to celebrate Earth Day by posting photos of your proud green gardens that feature native plants. Please send those photos to
pr@chapman.edu
.
The lawnless life might seem like a wild notion, but consider the advantages:
- Lower water bills. Native plants naturally thrive here because they are, well, native.
- Quiet weekend mornings. Natives need less care than many other plants and no noisy mowing.
- Happier birds, bees and butterflies. Beneficial wildlife flourishes in native landscapes.
Even small steps help. Visit Tree of Life Nursery
here
or at its grounds in San Juan Capistrano to discover a native plant or two you can add to your landscape this spring.
Other resources recommended by the committee include:
- California Native Plant Society http://www.cnps.org/cnps/grownative/why_native.php
- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden http://www.rsabg.org/>
Meanwhile, send those garden photos to
pr@chapman.edu
!
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