Embedded Files
Share Our Website
Share Our Website
https://sites.google.com/view/lalomanativegarden
La Loma Native Garden Goals
La Loma Native Garden Goals
To provide a space to view a variety of drought tolerant plants to use in home landscapes.
Increase habitat for pollinators (birds, bees, butterflies).
Provide an educational resource for students and the community.
Beautify neighborhood from previous neglect.
Develop community appreciation for native plants and the natural environment.
Learn More about What's Happening in the Garden
The La Loma Native Garden was created in 2017 as a partnership between the La Loma Neighborhood and the City of Modesto.
La Loma Native Garden occupies approximately two acres. It was once an old irrigation canal that was filled in. The garden showcases wildflowers, shrubs, trees, and succulents.. It borders Encina Avenue in Modesto, CA
What is a native garden?
What is a native garden?
A native garden is a landscape utilizing plants adapted to the local climate and soil conditions where they occur naturally.
( The La Loma Native Garden strives to maintain a majority of California native plant species, while incorporating a few drought tolerant species from other Mediterranean climate regions.
Additions to the native garden
Additions to the native garden
Children's Garden
Children's Garden
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."- Cicero
Vegetable Garden
Vegetable Garden
Organic food for the neighborhood
The La Loma Native Garden has special sections: Pollinator mounds, wildflower patch, bird habitat, groundcover mound, succulent rock gardens, desert area, grass patches, wildflower and grass meadow, drybeds, meditation circle, and blue and white flower areas.
Desert area
Blue garden area
Meditation circle
Drybed
Pollinator mound
Wildflower corner patch
White garden
Pollinator mound
Wildflower meadow
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn
Google Sites
Report abuse