Theodore Payne in His Own Words garden design Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Mary's Blush' Common Name Mary's Blush Common Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Padding protects knuckles against scrapes and bruises

Plant Characteristics Family Name Lauraceae Species Name Umbellularia californica Common Name California Bay Plant Type Tree Sun Exposure Coast-Part Sun

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Theodore Payne in His Own Words garden design Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae"Be a good Californian; be loyal to your own state and keep your landscape Californian, by planting the trees, shrubs, and flowers of California." Theodore Payne This young Englishman, arriving in southern California in 1893 soon began his life's work; the seed and nursery business. Seeing that California's rich native flora was quickly disappearing, he was determined to stir a greater interest in the wild flowers. Payne grew colorful flower