Plant Sale! This Saturday, March 9 *at the Aldea Center
PLANT SALE Saturday, March 9 | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM ** The Plant Sale is moving to the Aldea Center at 155 Johnstone Drive (just a block...
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Nov 30, 2018
Rain, Rain, It's Planting Season
Rejoice, the rain is finally here! The clouds have kept us (im)patiently waiting for rain this fall. From wildfires to watersheds to...
Sutro Stewards
Jun 5, 2018
Nursery Open House & Plant Sale!
Sutro Stewards invites you to Nursery Open House & Plant Sale! Saturday, June 23 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM Sutro Native Plant Nursery 476...
Sutro Stewards
Jul 5, 2017
Rainwater Catchment & Rain Garden
In 2016, Sutro Stewards received a Community Challenge Grant from the City of San Francisco to install a rainwater catchment system and...
Janis Gomes
Jan 30, 2017
Plant Profile: Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum)
During recent walks atop Mt. Sutro, I found a fair amount of native Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum, syn. H. lanatum). With its large...
Amy Kaeser
Jan 23, 2017
Winter Plant Sale: February 11
WINTER PLANT SALE Saturday, February 11 | 9:00am-1:00pm Sutro Native Plant Nursery | 476 Johnstone Drive, SF 94131 It's planting season!...
Janis Gomes
Dec 2, 2016
Plant Profile: Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Lately, it’s hard not to notice shrubs with bright red berries blooming just about everywhere in the City. But look more closely as only...
Amy Kaeser
Oct 31, 2016
Taste Beers Inspired by Bay Area Plants & Landscapes
San Francisco Bay Area Beers Made by Walking Tapping Event Sunday, November 13 | 2:00-5:30pm Come out Sunday, November 13 to taste...
Janis Gomes
Aug 31, 2016
Gardening in the Dunes
San Francisco is a city of sand. When I arrived here over 35 years ago my first garden was in a flat in the Sunset District. I recall...
Amy Kaeser
Aug 2, 2016
Beers Made by Walking Native Plant Hikes
The parking lot is cool and foggy and small drops of fog are dripping from the trees above. It’s just another Sunday July morning on...
Liza Kachko
Jul 2, 2016
Nursery News - Summer 2016
After a busy spring propagating, the Sutro Native Plant Nursery is full of plants! Almost 6,000 plants are currently in the nursery. Our...
Janis Gomes
Jun 2, 2016
Plant Profile: Farewell To Spring (Clarkia)
All seasons must reach their zenith, and spring is no exception. To prove it, I was sitting chewing on a pencil in the Sutro Stewards’...
Janis Gomes
Mar 7, 2016
Plant Profile: Blue-Eyed Grass
While our welcome winter rains are forecast into March and April, my internal body clock is asking, "Is it spring yet?" From the look of...
Janis Gomes
Jan 30, 2016
Plant Profile: Silk Tassel
While most flowering natives are bedding down for the winter, a little drama can be found in the landscape on Mt. Sutro, some of it on...
Janis Gomes
Nov 29, 2015
Plant Profile: Pink Flowering Currant
Winter is here in the Bay Area, but some natives are already looking forward to the clear yet milder weather that spring will bring. One...
Christina Russo
Sep 1, 2015
Plant Profile: Sticky Monkey Flower
Sticky monkey flower (Mimulus aurantiacus) is a beautiful drought tolerant plant. The name “monkey flower” was given to this plant...
Christina Russo
Aug 11, 2015
Plant Profile: Fringecup (Tellima grandiflora)
Tellima grandiflora, commonly known as fringecup or big flower tellima, is a fragrant flowering plant native to California but can be...
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