Even if you have a small area in which to grow plants, there are many ways in which you can make your garden a safe and healthy habitat for yourself and the critters surrounding you.

The following are sites with gardening and landscaping information about and resources.

Bay Area Certified Green Gardeners Program
Information about the Green Gardeners program, and links to a list of landscape gardeners who have received certification in green gardening techniques.

California Native Plant Society
Tools and resources for gardening with native plants.

California Integrated Waste Management Board: Sustainable Landscaping
Publications and resources that cover a variety of sustainable landscaping topics and techniques.

California Native Plant Professionals List
Directory of Bay Area native plant landscape designers, consultants, installers, maintenance firms, and arborists.

How to Green Your Gardening
Tips and information about how to create and maintain an environmentally friendly garden.

Las Pilitas: California Native Plant Gardening
Guides for designing, planting, and maintaining a native plant garden.

National Wildlife Foundation: Garden for Wildlife
Information on how to make your backyard, apartment balcony, school, and business into a wildlife-friendly habitat.

Pollinator Partnership: Ecoregional Planting Guides
Regional guides with information about California native plants that will attract pollinators to your garden.

RecycleWorks Sustainable Gardening Guide
Concise guide to sustainable gardening.

Video: Benefits of Native Plant Gardens
Presents the benefits of using native plants in your garden or landscape. (Run time: 3 minutes, 33 seconds)