Best Marin Plants
Deer, Drought and Year-Round Interest
This list is intended to be used in conjunction with with your landscape designer or local nursery staff. I’m a big believer in talking things through with someone who knows the plant and your situation. No list or book can account for all the many variables but The Sunset Western Garden Book is a start and you can look up these plants there or online.
In an effort to make this list even more useful I’ve visited local nurseries and confirmed that all of the plants are either already stocked or are available for special order through regional wholesalers. As of fall 2014 at least you can avoid that most annoying of things: Carefully researching a plant only to be told it isn’t available!
This is a chapter from "Marin Landscape Design," by Dane Rose. It is available for purchase at local bookstores and at Amazon.
Here are some of the best plants for Marin in the current state of drought. Since I want it to be an easy list for you I’ve limited it to plants that have year-round interest, are cold-hardy and deer-resistant.
You should always trust your own aesthetic over any author’s or designer’s. No one can tell you what you should like and you will be the one looking at your garden every day.
Also know that plants are on a continuum: Deer will sometimes eat anything, some are more showy than others and few plants need the exact same amount of water.
This is a chapter from "Marin Landscape Design," by Dane Rose. It is available for purchase at local bookstores and at Amazon.
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