Mariposa Gardening

Mariposa Gardening and Design Blog

  1. Create Pollinator Habitat

    Simple tips for increasing habitat in your garden.
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  2. The Living Fountain: Garden with Graywater

    Add beauty, create habitat for wildlife, and maximize your water-use efficiency. read more »


  3. Garden Spotlight: Rockdrige Family Garden

    This garden is a great space for barbecuing, food gardening, or simply lounging around. read more »


  4. Another Successful Year at the SF Flower and Garden Show

    We are honored and excited to have won two awards this year: The Sunset Magazine Western Living Award, and a Silver medal! Also, take a look at the link to the left--Shirley Bovshow featured our display garden on her video blog. read more »


  5. Mariposa Gardening & Design Wins Silver Medal at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show!

    Music is an art form whose medium is sound organized in time. A garden can be like music, a symphony whose medium is life organized in blossoms and leaves. This sweet spot where art collides with ecology is Mariposa Gardening & Design’s inspiration. We have spent over 15 years in careful observation of a garden’s natural systems and rhythms. Our design process was developed to support or re-establish the intricate web of systems that allow native ecosystems to thrive while at the same time drawing on the elegance and grace of natural materials to create a garden oasis that truly sings with life.
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  6. The Sweet Spot Between Art and Ecology

    Our Living Fountain conserves water and makes your garden lush. read more »


  7. Plant Now for a Beautiful Spring

    Gardens planted now will be strong in Spring and save water. read more »


  8. Plant Food (and) Lawns!

    Improve human habitat and reduce your ecological footprint by growing food at home. read more »


  9. Why we use native grasses

    Design, Habitat, Conservation read more »


  10. What is a “habitat garden?”

    Making room in your garden for winged creatures adds beauty and is good for the environment. read more »


  11. The butterflies are out

    On Butterflies, Wildflowers, and Grasses read more »


  12. Al Aire Libre: Mediterranean Living

    Here is the full view of the display garden we created. It shows the silver medal that we won! read more »


  13. SF Flower and Garden Show

    See Mariposa Gardening & Design at the SF Flower & Garden Show March 12-16 at the Cow Palace.

    Al Aire Libre: Mediterranean Living
    In the villages of Mallorca, people live with a sense of community that is cultivated by the way they use their outdoor spaces. Like many of the garden terraces in Mallorca, this garden is a front yard. read more »


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