Spring is in the air in Porterville and Tule River Parkway Garden adopters are planting.
Fifty-four California native plants were added to the Tule River Parkway Demonstration Gardens this past weekend. Plants were added at Gardens 12, 26, and 29 added plants. Garden 12 is adopted by a family, garden 26 by a group of middle school cadets under Sargent Hafen, and garden 29 by the Porterville College science department.
The gardens are part of a public park along the Tule River Parkway in Porterville. Enter the gardens from Jaye Street at the south end of the Jaye Street bridge over the Tule River. One will come away amazed at the variety of plants blooming and with a greater understanding of what California native plants can look like in a garden setting.
The adopters added White Sage, Valley Bladderpod, Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat, Silver Carpet California Aster, Toyon, Theodore Payne Buckwheat, Island Alum Root, Verbena de la Mina, Yerba Buena, Blue Eyed Grass, and Bush Sunflower. All these plants were grown in the Tule River Parkway Association native plant nursery for use in the Native Plant Gardens project. The Tule River Parkway Association is a local environmental nonprofit who welcomes anyone to join in the effort to restore the river corridor and provide safe community access to nature right here in Porterville.
The next community event is the annual Flower Treasure Hunt on Saturday April 4 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Tule River Parkway Gardens. The event is free to the public and includes a photo treasure hunt, and nature activities for young and mature nature lovers. Contact Cathy Capone at tulerivergarden@gmail.com or 559-361-9164 for more information.
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