Native Plant Sale
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Sisyrinchium bellum, Blue Eyed Grass in a Golden Hills boarder planting, blooming in late March to May. This plant is actually in the Iris Family and not a true grass.
The fifth annual native plant sale is underway, and orders are now being taken on-line or by mail until April 3, 2015. This and previous plant sales have all been offered jointly by the Desert-Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council (DMRC&D) and the Tehachapi Resource Conservation District (TRCD). Some new drought resistant species are being offered this year, such as Whitebark California Lilac, 4-Wing Saltbush, and grasses, such as Indian Ricegrass. Many flowering plants are again being offered, the same as last year. As a serious drought continues to plague California, and homeowners try to conserve water use, it is very important to introduce native, drought resistant plants to home landscapes (though even native plants will need extra water the first year to establish).
A mature Green Leaf Manzanita (Arctostapylos patula) in bloom in a West Golden Hills yard. Manzanitas usually bloom in late February/early March here in Tehachapi.
Please visit the Desert-Mountain RC&D website (DesertMountainRCandD.org) to view photos and plant descriptions, including soil, water requirements and freeze tolerance. A link to the DMRC&D website and a mail-in order form, is available by going to the TRCD website (TehachapiRCD.org). Forms and information about ordering on line are also available at the DMRC&D website. Orders must be prepaid and received at the Ridgecrest office of DMRC&D by April 3, 2015. Plants will be available for pickup on Saturday, April 11, between 9 and 1:30 p.m. at the TRCD office, located at 321 West "C" Street, on the corner of Mill and "C" streets in Tehachapi.
The Tehachapi Resource Conservation District is a volunteer based Special District, welcoming community interest and participation.
Please contact Karla Nelson at karlanelson10@gmail.com or Carol Rush at juncus33@gmail.com. Or call (661) 428-4370 or (661) 549-0042, for additional information about TRCD. Please call the DMRC&D office at (760) 446-1974 for more information about the native plant sale.
