Oakland Hills Wildflower Garden
This garden was completely designed and planted by me in the Oakland hills. Because this client was on a tight budget, I incorporated a lot of wildflowers grown from seed into this design. All the plants (except the previously existing plants) are California native plants. As the perennials grow in, annual wildflowers flourish in the available space and provide color, as well as habitat for pollinators.
This is a wild, naturalistic garden. Wildflowers can be unpredictable but this client was happy with that. They love color and flowers, so this style of garden is perfect for them. The wildflowers reseed themselves, so many will come back next year! Each month highlights a different flower in this garden, almost like a seasonal symphony. I maintain this garden and feel a bit like a conductor.
This garden is drought tolerant and deer resistant, while providing so much native pollinator habitat.
August 2025. Perennial native plants are growing in more and there are still many blooming wildflowers like pink Clarkias and California poppies of many colors.
May 2025. Pink and white Clarkias in full bloom. This garden is full of native pollinators like native bees and butterflies.
April 2025. California native wildflowers are starting to take off! Purple Lacy Phacelia is in full bloom, and many colors of California poppies are blooming in this front yard garden.
January 2025. Perennials (Monkeyflower, Buckwheat and grasses) are planted and seeds are starting to sprout in the soil which has been amended with compost.
Before picture of this garden in the Oakland hills. This garden was completely overgrown with euphorbia and weeds. Ready for a transformation.
Blue Grama Grass blooming with orange CA poppies and pink Clarkias.
California native white Monkeyflower with pink Clarkia wildflowers and orange California poppies in the background.
Pink Clarkia wildflowers and CA poppies blooming in summer. Grown from seed in 2025.
Pink chiffon variety of California Poppy growing in this wildflower garden from seed.
Monarch butterfly caterpillar on the Narrowleaf Milkweed planted in this garden. Many butterflies are attracted to this garden because of the combination of host plants for caterpillars and nectar plants.
Anise Swallowtail stops by this garden to get nectar from a purple Lacy Phacelia wildflower. These flowers were grown from seed and attract many pollinators.