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...

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 invites you to Nursery Open House & Plant Sale! Saturday, June 23 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM Sutro Native Plant Nursery 476...

In 2016, Sutro Stewards received a Community Challenge Grant from the City of San Francisco to install a rainwater catchment system and...

During recent walks atop Mt. Sutro, I found a fair amount of native Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum, syn. H. lanatum). With its large...

WINTER PLANT SALE Saturday, February 11 | 9:00am-1:00pm Sutro Native Plant Nursery | 476 Johnstone Drive, SF 94131 It's planting season!...

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...

San Francisco Bay Area Beers Made by Walking Tapping Event Sunday, November 13 | 2:00-5:30pm Come out Sunday, November 13 to taste...

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...

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...

After a busy spring propagating, the Sutro Native Plant Nursery is full of plants! Almost 6,000 plants are currently in the nursery. Our...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

Sticky monkey flower (Mimulus aurantiacus) is a beautiful drought tolerant plant. The name “monkey flower” was given to this plant...

Tellima grandiflora, commonly known as fringecup or big flower tellima, is a fragrant flowering plant native to California but can be...