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California’s native plant destination

Cultivate California’s wild side in your own backyard with Calscape. We make it easy for you to select, find, and grow locally native plants that support California’s unique biodiversity and wildlife.

Explore native plants

Why native plants?

  • Support wildlife


    Support wildlife

    Gardening with local native plants supports the web of life. Learn how you can help birds, pollinators, and other wildlife survive and thrive.

    Support wildlife

  • Save water

    Water restrictions are the new normal. Native plants make it easy to adapt while saving precious natural resources.

    Garden and conserve

  • Adapt to climate change

    Make your garden more resilient to climate extremes of all kinds, from wildfire and flooding to extreme heat and drought.

    Adapt to climate change

Thank you to our supporters

Calscape is made possible by the generous financial support of CNPS members, private foundations, government agencies, and businesses. Thank you for helping us restore California’s landscapes—one garden at a time.

Learn about our supporters

The Calscape Vision

The California Native Plant Society created Calscape to launch a movement – one we invite you to join. We imagine a California where water-thirsty lawns are replaced by life-giving native plants, creating a thriving connected network of natural habitat and California beauty.

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