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A Growing Passion
California Native Grown
Season 1
Episode 4
They are in our canyons and hillsides, estuaries, mesas and mountains.They are native plants and San Diego has an astounding diversity of them, from desert to coast. Many make great garden plants. Host Nan Sterman will visit native plant gardens, growers, and restoration specialists who will help us appreciate these gems of the natural and backyard landscape.
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