As well as a showcase for the efficacy and beauty of a native plant garden for the general public to duplicate in their own backyards, the garden is a habitat for local wildlife and pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, insects and birds.

Someone with a vision put a lot of care into the selection of native plants. When you go to the campus to get that thing checked out, don’t forget to check out the fascinating collection of Mother Nature’s finest flora.

Thanks to forward-looking community members, Yerba Buena chapter advocacy and Department of Public Works staff, Sunset Boulevard is being reimagined as a corridor for both people and native wildlife

This 90% native garden is a glimpse at how all city properties should look in this rain-starved landscape.

The Eco-Patch is intended to serve as a catalyst for change by showcasing the ecological and aesthetic benefits of habitat restoration.

With over 500 local indigenous plants to choose from, the Natural Resources Division gardeners had no problem assembling a lovely, biodiverse garden.

Around 2010, a native plant garden was proposed in the middle of the busy space. In 2013 it was finally planted. Today, it includes a rain garden with diverse native plantings and a berm anchored by Island Snapdragon.

This spot is San Francisco’s premier native plant garden with arroyos, ponds, woodlands, redwood grove and a wildflower meadow.

Imagine two public staircases leading up and down an oxalis-infested San Francisco hillside. Now imagine that a group of neighbors determined to turn that hillside into a botanical tapestry. That’s what we at 22nd Street Jungle Stairs have been up to since 2012.

Stumble upon Kezar Triangle and you might see some sculptural artwork, giant lawns and scurrying dogs. However, if you take a closer look you’ll see native plant icon and San Francisco booster, Greg Gaar, going about his business of restoring our local natural history one plant at a time.

It is a good example of lawn transformation into a diverse garden with very little water and relatively little maintenance. Brown is NOT the new green!

Ina Coolbrith Park is a on a clay soil, east-facing hillside with beautiful views of Coit Tower, San Francisco Bay and the Bay Bridge.

The native garden in front of the Planet Drum headquarters is testimony to their commitment to nurturing the planet.

Once a site for unhappy plum trees, the boulevard and side gardens have now been restored with local native plants. The area, once moribund, is teeming with life, hosting butterfly larva, indigenous bees and hummingbirds.