Gardening Rhythms: Middlebrook Gardens in San Jose, CA

01:30 Ellery introduces herself and explains that she focuses on gardening with California native plants.

04:00 Ellery discusses the amount of water it takes to maintain native plants and how using the right plant for the right location can reduce water usage.

06:25 Paul asks about specific plant combinations and soil types for people in the bay area. Ellery explains the concept of plant communities and suggests using plants that evolve in the same soils as the region you live in.

09:32 Paul asks where to get native plants. Ellery says there are native nurseries in the Bay Area, including Middlebrook Gardens, where they have a native nursery organized by plant communities. She also mentions other nurseries on the coast and in Yerba Buena.

12:40 Ellery explains how plants in the nursery are organized by plant communities and how it helps people connect with the natural ecology of California.