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Hot Colors, Dry Garden

Watch for Hot Colors, Dry Garden, Nan's upcoming book on beautiful, colorful, low water gardens to be published by Timber Press in 2014

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Water-Wise Plants for the Southwest

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California Gardener's Guide Volume II

by Nan Sterman

Retail: $24.99
Introductory offer: $22.49

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The ONLY book about low water plants and Mediterranean climate gardening written specifically for California home gardeners

"Smart plants for today's gardener" (Sunset Magazine)
...a California gardening expert who embraces sustainable practices such as designing with drought-tolerant plants...(Pacific Horticulture)

Bye Bye Grass Class

Wondering how to get rid of your lawn and what to put in its place? Bye Bye Grass is the class for you.

Classes are scheduled throughout San Diego. Click to find one near you. Or contact InfoPlantSoup.com to set a class up in your area.

Great Garden Speakers

Nan Sterman is one of California's leading voices on how to:

  • Create beautiful, low water gardens
  • Create sustainable gardens
  • Grow organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs
  • Remove and replace lawn with beautiful, low water plants

Discover the many ways that Nan helps people create the gardens of their dreams. Click here to read about the sustainable garden Nan created for her own family


A Growing Passion, Nan's new TV show on San Diego public television and on-line

Please tune in to A Growing Passion, Nan's new show about all the ways things grow in San Diego. A Growing Passion, airs Thursdays at 8:30 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm on KPBS television in San Diego


The spring season includes six episodes: The Business of Blooms California Native Grown Waterwise and Wonderful Growing Your Own Cycle and Recycle Garden in a Pot


Each episode is also posted on-line at video.kpbs.org. Look for the A Growing Passion channel.

Garden Tour July 2013: Gardens of the UK

Join Nan Sterman on a garden tour to England July 3 - 11, 2013


Visit the world's most notable and important gardens, such as the Royal Botanic Garden Kew, Hidcote, Wisely, Great Dixer, and Sissinghurst.

We'll visit intimate private gardens open just a few days each year and end our tour at the world's largest garden show, the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

This tour is designed for garden lovers, garden designers, garden writers, and plant fanatics.

For the tour flyer, click here

For the tour itinerary; click here

For the registration and information form, click here.

Give yourself or someone you love the gift of travel!

Deposit deadline extended! Reserve your spot today...

Nan Sterman

The Garden Touristas Enjoy a Farewell Dinner in the Belgium town of Damme in 2012

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