CANYON FLOWERS CAP BY ECO WEAR

$19.50

Eco Wear has a really fun line of hats and shirts featuring plants and wildlife. This is my favorite plant cap of theirs, but do yourself a favor and browse their full collection for snakes, spiders, and dinosaurs.

WESTERN COLUMBINE DRAWING BY ZOE KELLER

$35

This sweet original graphite drawing by prolific wildlife artist Zoe Keller is a treasure. If this one-of-a-kind piece sells out, check out her other originals, prints, and postcards.

OAK GALL SOCKS BY BERBO STUDIO

$22

These striking oak-gall-dyed socks are only one of Berbo Studio’s interesting plant-dyed designs. Erin of Berbo is a talented natural dyer and plant educator - check out her classes and workshops for a deep dive into the world of natural dying.

CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA TEE BY THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION

$48
TPF’s newest tee design is definitely a winner. This design was created by the incredibly talented students at Art Center as part of their Social Impact class where students put their creative skills towards developing new designs and products for nonprofits and other mission-oriented enterprises.

MONARDELLA POLLINATORS PRINT by Margaret Gallagher

$35

Margaret’s ink and watercolor drawings highlight California native ecosystems. In this work, a sunny patch of deliciously fragrant Monardella flowers draws pollinators of all kinds. Bees, wasps, beetles, butterflies, and moths weave lazily through the warm air.

CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWERS TOTE BAG BY LESLEY GOREN

$30

Lesley Goren’s native plant designs are bright, cheerful, and modern. This recycled canvas tote bag - printed locally - showcases the stars of California’s spring and summer wildflowers.

BOTANY ROAD TRIP WEBINAR BY BACKCOUNTRY PRESS & Matt Berger

$24

Join explorer and botanical storyteller Matt Berger in this engaging three-part webinar chronicling the year Matt spent on a plant-centric road trip looking for unusual plants in unusual places. Check out Backcountry Press’s other webinars while you are at it!

GIFT CARD TO A LOCAL NATIVE PLANT NURSERY

California has so many wonderful native nurseries all across the state these days. Check out this interactive map from Calscape showing nurseries that sell natives. My favorites in LA (my neighborhood) are Artemisia Nursery, Hardy Californians, Plant Material, and Theodore Payne Foundation.

MAKE A DONATION TO AN INDIGENOUS LAND TRUST

Consider making a donation to an Indigenous nonprofit rematriating land to Indigenous stewardship or supporting Indigenous land management practices. Here are some organizations that I know of in California.

Tonga Taraxaat Paxaavxa Land Trust - Los Angeles

Native American Land Conservancy - Southern California Deserts

Sogorea Te’ Land Trust - Bay Area

Amah Mutsun Land Trust - Monterey Bay

Maidu Summit Consortium - Lassen and Plumas Counties

Cultural Fire Management Council

Run4Salmon

CALIFORNIA DESERT PLANTS BOOK FROM BACKCOUNTRY PRESS

$34.95

This book was released this year, and was a treasure to me as I did botanical fieldwork in the California deserts. California Desert Plants explores these vast and intimate desert landscapes through their diverse, colorful, and dynamic flora. Buy it straight from the publisher.

PLANT GALLS OF THE WESTERN US BOOK BY RONALD RUSSO

$30

Do you and your loved ones know about the joys of galls yet? If not - I encourage you to dive into the world of these intricate, mysterious insect-plant collaborations with this easy-to-use field guide. Buy it straight from the publisher, Princeton Press.

I LOVE BUGS STICKER BY SOPHIE WOOD BRINKER

$12

If you love native plants, you love bugs, that’s all there is to it. Sophie’s artwork is gentle yet strikes a deep chord in the heart.

DEEP & GROUNDING MASSAGE OIL BY SENTIENT KIN Apothecary

$27

Made with cultivated sages and mugwort, this herbal massage oil provides a truly wonderful experience for the senses as it warms and soaks deep into tired muscles.

WILDFLOWERS OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS BY BOB ALLEN & FRED ROBERTS

$37.54

Published in 2013, this guide has become a staple of Southern California botany. It’s easy to use with great photographs. Purchase it directly from Fred Roberts, and check out his botanical tees and cards while you are at it.

A SALAD ONLY THE DEVIL WOULD EAT: The JOYS OF UGLY NATURE

By Charles Hood, Heyday Books, $16

I absolutely loved reading this book. In these wry and explosively funny essays, nature obsessive Charles Hood reveals his abiding affection for the overlooked and undervalued parts of the natural world. This debut collection of creative nonfiction from a widely published poet, photographer, and wildlife guide unveils the wonderment of nature's underbelly with poetic vision and singular wit.

Poppy Gift Wrap by Mustard Beetle

$12

“Put a poppy on it” is the “put a bird on it” of California. You can never go wrong. Don’t forget to check out Mustard Beetle’s other designs!

CHAPARRAL TEA TOWEL BY MUSTARD BEETLE

$32

Created in for the Pasadena Audubon Society, this exquisitely printed tea towel highlights some favorite birds and plants of the southern California chaparral.

CALIFORNIA’S WILD COAST: POETRY, PRINTS and HISTORY BY GARY SNYDER AND TOM KILLION

$30

This volume captures the beauty of the California coast from Mendocino, Point Reyes, and the San Francisco Bay down through Carmel, Big Sur, Santa Barbara, and Santa Monica. Woodcut artist Tom Killion's prints combine exquisite color with dynamic composition to portray the coast's ever-changing moods and diverse formations. It offers poetry and prose from Gary Snyder, as well as selections from Native Californian traditional stories, accounts of travelers, and poems by Robinson Jeffers, Robert Hass, and Jaime de Angulo.

WAKE, SLEEPY ONE: California Poppies and the Superbloom by Lisa Kerr

$17.99

A lyrical ode to California's most treasured wildflower, Wake, Sleepy One gently captures the quiet strength of the poppy in all its breathtaking wonder. Purchase it through Theodore Payne Foundation’s online store.

THE COLD CANYON FIRE JOURNALS by ROBIN LEE CARLSON

$30

This richly illustrated book is an exploration of post-fire ecology, intimate connection to place, and nature journaling. Spurred by scientific curiosity, Carlson’s deep exploration of this fire-swept ecosystem unearths view-altering revelations about nature’s wild wisdom. Released this year, it is a must-read for native plant enthusiasts.

Mojave Desert Land Trust T-Shirt and Poster

$65

Los Angeles-based artist Ed Lum and MDLT have teamed up to create a set of illustrations inspired by the daily actions we can take to support desert conservation.

COMMUNITY GARDEN CANDLE by LOAM

$33

While not strictly native-plant-themed, Loam’s candles express a deep love of plants and gardening. Freshly pruned tomato leaves, fig nectar warmed by the July sun, interplanted marigolds, a job well done. Vegetal greens and zingy fruits capture the animated and harmonious hum of a California community garden in full bloom.

COOL SEASON GRASS SEED MIX BY THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION

$6 and up

A grass mix may not have the overt sex appeal of a colorful wildflower mix, but to folks in the know, there is nothing that gets them hotter than the subtle beauty of a patch of thriving native grassland. Try gifting this cool season grass mix from the Theodore Payne Foundation, or check out their vast selection of native seeds and seed mixes.

KAMAKI PRUNER FROM PLANT MATERIAL NURSERY

$35

Plant Material Nursery in northeast LA not only has a great selection of native plants, they have a robust assortment of high quality garden accessories. Try these Japanese hand pruners for the gardener in your life.

Super Kabuto Fertilizer from THE Cactus Store

$16

The specialized 7-7-7 SUPER KABUTO formula, long rumored to be the fertilizer of choice at Japan’s top greenhouses, is used by renowned collectors’ worldwide. Provides your cactus with high quality minerals for growth and well-being.

STONE EATER’s CACTUS AND SUCCULENT MIX FROM THE CACTUS STORE

Another great choice for the native cacti and succulent gardener, from the plant wizards at the Cactus Store.

SOAP MADE FROM INVASIVE PLANTS BY DRYLAND WILDS

$12

This is a New Mexico-based company, but I think every native plant lover can get behind this concept. They harvest invasive plants to make soaps and delicious scents. They also use native plants, but seem to be doing so ethically - for example, collecting in places that are about to be graded. I think their work is definitely worth supporting.

WILDLIFE MAGNETS BY COYOTE BRUSH STUDIOS

$8

Everything that the talented folks at Coyote Brush makes is delightful, but I am especially enamored of their fridge magnets, which come in a dazzling array of native plants and animals. Mix and match a set of 4 for $8.

SANDY SHORES POSTER AND BOOKLET BY COYOTE BRUSH STUDIOS

$38

Do I need to say it again? I love everything by Coyote Brush. This poster celebrates one of California’s most beautiful ecosystems.

VALLEY OAK NECKLACE BY GREYLOCK SILVER

$28

Wear your love for native oaks with pride with this beautifully crafted sterling silver pendant.

Desert in bloom card set by Maria Schoettler

$27.50

There’s nothing quite as dreamy as the California Desert when everything is in bloom!

CASTILLEJA AFFINIS SILK SCARF BY EMMA ROSE FRYER

$60

Emma’s botanical drawing and paintings are obsessively detailed and absolutely stunning. If a statement silk scarf isn’t your thing, check out her prints and stickers.

NATIVE PLANT CYANOTYPE CARDS BY CHRISTINE NGUYEN

$15

Christine’s native plant cyanotyopes were created during a residency at Theodore Payne Foundation. These cards are an unusual and compelling way to depict native plants.

WILDLIFE STICKER SHEETS BY FIONA BARNACLE

Fiona Barnacle’s plants and animals are stylistically unmistakeable and utterly charming. Fiona also has a selection of limited-edition hand-pulled linocut prints that are not to be missed.

GREEN HOUSE BEANIE BY LORIEN STERN

$38

I ordered this for myself the instant I saw it. You can’t have native plants without the wide world of bugs, and this colorful hat is a celebration of that idea.

GARDENING SOCKS BY LORIEN STERN

$14

Get the socks to go with the beanie. That’s all I have to say.

Goldback Fern Print by Linda Ann Vorobik

$30

Linda Ann Vorobik is a distinguished botanist and botanical artist, and her detailed, scientific paintings expertly display the beauty of many native plants.

OIL PAINTING BY MOLLY PAULICK

$550

Molly’s expressive botanical oil paintings are full of light and joy.

Quercus Agrifolia Sweatshirt by Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t

$36

A great design on a cozy sweatshirt from our favorite foul-mouthed internet botanist.

PLANTS OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS T-SHIRT BY CNPS SAN GABRIEL MTNS CHAPTER

$30

Support the California Native Plant Society - San Gabriel Mountains Chapter with the purchase of this charming design featuring some special plants of the San Gabriel Mountains.