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Fleur Gardening Turning lawns into native gardens all over Sacramento.

Used to be I could walk on the beach and through the woods and just “be”. Now I’m pulling foxtails and scotch broom and ...
06/13/2026

Used to be I could walk on the beach and through the woods and just “be”. Now I’m pulling foxtails and scotch broom and ice plant and collecting and scattering native plant seeds as I go, trying not to grind my teeth about the careless destruction and devastation brought upon the land by ignorance and agriculture. Pictured here are yellow and pink sand verbenas and yellow bush lupin (smells like honey) at Doran Beach in foggy Bodega Bay yesterday. Unfortunately there are vast swathes of ice plant, African daisies, foxtails and old man of spring everywhere! Worse still, flowering poison hemlock and fennel. I saw dozens of state park trucks sitting around and not one of them at work “cleaning up” the beach of all these horrid plant invaders. What do they do all day I wonder? There is much work to be done to restore our coastline’s habitat

My helpers are shown here finishing the edges of a large sheet-mulching project we undertook today in Fruitridge Manor, ...
05/27/2026

My helpers are shown here finishing the edges of a large sheet-mulching project we undertook today in Fruitridge Manor, to address an intense Bermuda grass infestation. With thanks to my gardener friend, Michael, and my client, Corinna for their many hot hours spent clearing the old irrigation lines, the raised beds, the w**d barrier fabric and the former English flower garden into a blank canvas for healthy soil and an ecologically friendly native garden in the future. I planted some California fuchsia and Asters to get things started. I call this work “lawn conversion therapy” - if it’s good for the land, it’s good for us !

I discovered an African acacia tree growing in Sacramento!! These trees are essential to savanna ecosystems and serve as...
05/26/2026

I discovered an African acacia tree growing in Sacramento!! These trees are essential to savanna ecosystems and serve as vital guardians of arid and semi-arid landscapes across the globe, from the Sahara to the Australian outback.

The Acacia is a remarkable genus in the legume family defined by its symbiotic relationship with rhizobia bacteria. Through nitrogen fixation in its root nodules, the tree converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, essentially becoming a self-fertilizing organism. When its leaves fall or roots decompose, these nutrients enrich the surrounding soil and restore fertility to the land.

In addition to these biological benefits, they are also beautiful and highly drought-tolerant.

Love to see this brand new native garden installation I did last year in Rosemont beginning to thrive
05/09/2026

Love to see this brand new native garden installation I did last year in Rosemont beginning to thrive

Showcasing wildflowers in bloom on Mt. Tam on May 1, overlooking San Francisco Bay — a stark contrast to the distant hil...
05/03/2026

Showcasing wildflowers in bloom on Mt. Tam on May 1, overlooking San Francisco Bay — a stark contrast to the distant hills to the east of Napa and Sonoma all the way through Fairfield and Vacaville, where native ecology was cleared to grow grass for cattle. So much of California’s natural landscape has been devastated by that history. I prefer the native plants to any others

Removing invasive Bermuda grass from a buffalo-grass lawn was today's mission. It was tough, but now I can identify a fe...
04/14/2026

Removing invasive Bermuda grass from a buffalo-grass lawn was today's mission. It was tough, but now I can identify a few grass species. They're definitely not as straightforward as other plants!

Off trail in the woods near Sly Park where the Caldor fire raged right up to the edge of Jenkinson Lake and the creek be...
04/04/2026

Off trail in the woods near Sly Park where the Caldor fire raged right up to the edge of Jenkinson Lake and the creek below the dam, the land is being cleared. Blackened trees lay on the ground everywhere and the hillside across the valley is completely barren. But there is still life under bark and rocks and leaves. The massive old growth sugar-pine is black but living and is a resting place for buzzards. Little manzanitas and oaks are popping up everywhere. I found a single lily. I saw a doe and a jackrabbit that I first thought was its fawn. A longtime resident told me the fire was likely started by a CalFire-fighter who wanted more work

Some native and non native flowers in my garden at the moment
03/17/2026

Some native and non native flowers in my garden at the moment

Spring blooming native wildflowers including clarkia, phacelia, buckwheat, yarrow, ceanothus, fuchsia, poppies and blue ...
03/04/2026

Spring blooming native wildflowers including clarkia, phacelia, buckwheat, yarrow, ceanothus, fuchsia, poppies and blue eyed grass in this little plot at a home in Greenhaven/Pocket neighborhood where the soil is a gray, sticky clay and native plants find it totally delicious. Many of these plants were purchased from last fall and they are doing incredibly well here. I love my job

Snowberries, bee plant and western redbud showing off their winter colors along the American River
12/19/2025

Snowberries, bee plant and western redbud showing off their winter colors along the American River

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