Places to find products and helpful information for better gardens.
Local Nurseries, Growers, Garden Centers, etc.
- City Farmers Nursery
- Cuyamaca College Nursery
- Hunters Nursery
- Mission Hills Nursery
- Native West Nursery, wholesale nursery, retail hours Thu-Fri-Sat
- Planter Paradise, the area’s largest selection of plant containers
- San Diego Seed Company
- South Bay Botanic Garden
- Tree of Life Nursery (San Juan Capistrano)
Organizations, Societies
- California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter
- Master Gardener Association of San Diego County
- San Diego Floral Association
- San Diego Horticultural Society
Community and Public Gardens
- Mosaic Community Garden
- Mount Hope Community Garden
- Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center
- Project New Village – San Diego
- San Diego Botanic Garden
- The Garden (The Water Conservation Garden)
- Wild Willow Farm & Education Center
Education & Research
- Botanary, the Botanical Dictionary – origin and pronunciation for science’s Latinate plant names
- Calflora – information on California’s native and invasive plants
- Calscape – native plant selection information, searchable based on your local microclimate
- Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection at the University of California, Riverside
- iNaturalist – get the free app, add to your knowledge, join a community of citizen scientists
- San Diego Gardeners Facebook Group
- San Diego Natural History Museum
- USDA PLANTS Database
- The University and Jepson Herbaria of UC Berkeley
- University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR)
- University of California Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Community & Ecological Stewardship
- Free Tree SD – San Diego residents can request a new street tree
- I Love A Clean San Diego leads and inspires our community to actively conserve and enhance the environment
- Kate Sessions Commitment – look into “free” trees for residents of San Diego Districts 4, 8 and 9
- San Diego Canyonlands mission is to promote, protect and restore the natural habitats in San Diego’s canyons and creeks
- Tree San Diego
