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We found the questions people ask most frequently about gardening and outdoor plants and went to local experts in Southern California to get some answers.Īll agree that the trick to successfully growing drought-tolerant plants lies in the planting and watering. Lifestyle Your common questions about gardens and outdoor plants, answered We consulted with dry-clime experts Laurence Nicklin, a South African-trained landscaper who designed the South African portions of Taft Gardens and Ventura Botanical Gardens Jo O’Connell, owner of Australian Native Plants in Casitas Springs, Calif., who designed the Australian portion of Taft Gardens Evan Meyer, executive director of the Theodore Payne Foundation, which operates one of the region’s largest nurseries for native plants and Yvonne Savio, master gardener and creator of, a comprehensive guide to all things green in Los Angeles. When in doubt, be sure to consult the California Native Plant Society’s CalScape database, which has lots of suggestions for flowers, shrubs and trees that have adapted to grow in your particular region, and will provide vital food and habitat for the insects, birds and other animals that live there.īut Southern California is just one of five Mediterranean-zone climates in the world with hot, dry summers and (historically) cool, wet winters, so we’ve included some plant suggestions from those areas too, around the Mediterranean Sea, the Cape area of South Africa, southern Australia and central Chile. Many of these suggestions are California native plants that have adapted to the hot, dry summers and (once upon a time) wet winters of Southern California.