Certifications & Resources
🌱 Grow With Us: Certify Your Good Natured Landscape
At Good Natured Plants, we create edible and permaculture landscapes designed to function as living ecosystems—producing food, building soil, conserving water, and supporting wildlife. Certification turns that behind-the-scenes work into visible recognition, giving your garden a voice beyond your fence line.
By certifying your landscape, you’re not just checking a box—you’re joining a growing movement of homeowners who are redefining what a “successful” yard looks like.
🌿 Why Certification Matters
🌼 It Makes Your Impact Visible
Many of the most important benefits of a healthy landscape happen underground or quietly over time. Certification brings those benefits into the spotlight with official signage, listings, and public recognition that tell your story at a glance.
🐝 It Supports a Bigger Ecosystem
Your garden doesn’t exist in isolation. Certified landscapes act as vital habitat “stepping stones,” connecting pollinators, birds, and beneficial insects across neighborhoods and cities.
🌎 It Sets a New Standard
Certified gardens help normalize water-wise, pollinator-safe, and soil-healthy practices—showing neighbors that beauty and sustainability can go hand in hand
🦋 Butterfly & Pollinator Sanctuaries
Pollinators are the engine behind productive edible gardens. These certifications recognize landscapes that actively support them.
Transform your garden into a recognized refuge for Monarch butterflies. Certification includes an official certificate, yard signage, and placement on a national conservation map.
The Pollinator Protection Pledge
A public commitment to providing diverse flowering plants and maintaining a pesticide-free landscape. Participants receive digital recognition and become part of a nationwide pollinator-safe network.
Bee Friendly Gardening Certification
By participating, you commit to protecting and nourishing pollinators in your yard. Certified gardens receive official recognition for being part of a nationwide movement to increase pollinator habitat and promote pesticide-free gardening.
Recognition & Rewards Include:
Official Bee Friendly Gardening certificat
Permission to display the Bee Friendly logo on your website and materials
Listing on a public registry of certified gardens
Access to educational resources and community support to help you maintain your pollinator-friendly landscape
Option to purchase a durable yard sign to proudly display your certification and inspire neighbors
🦉 Wildlife & Native Habitat Recognition
A certified wildlife habitat signals that your yard is more than ornamental—it’s functional.
NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat®
This widely recognized certification confirms that your garden provides food, water, shelter, and places for wildlife to raise young. Recognition includes an official certificate, optional yard sign, and inclusion in the National Wildlife Federation’s habitat registry. Click here to apply.
By registering your property, you join a nationwide map of restored private lands. Your yard becomes part of a collective effort to rebuild biodiversity—one garden at a time. 👉 Add Your Garden to the Map
Take your garden back to its roots with the Wild Ones Native Plant Certification. By dedicating your landscape to at least 75% native species, you become a leader in restoring local biodiversity. This elite recognition celebrates your commitment to the environment and includes a stunning, artistically designed "Roots" yard sign to inspire your community. Apply Here!
🌊 Water & Soil Stewardship Certifications
Healthy soil and smart irrigation protect not only your plants, but downstream ecosystems as well.
This certification recognizes landscapes designed to reduce runoff, improve water infiltration, and protect local waterways. Certified gardens are publicly acknowledged for their role in safeguarding oceans and coastal habitats—starting right at home.
🌼 Gardening Classes
📅 September 13, 2025 | Natural Dye Workshop
Learn how to use natural materials from your garden to dye cotton and wool. Take home your creations!
Register Here
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/natural-dye-workshop-tickets-1557304422449
📅 October 11, 2025 | Edible Landscaping
Discover how to transform your yard into a beautiful, productive, food-producing landscape.
Register Here
📅 November 15, 2025 | Mulch Giving!
Collect free mulch and compost to use in your home landscape projects.
Register Here
🌺 Local Gardening Clubs & Organizations
* Organic Garden Club of Ventura County – Focuses on organic food gardening and sustainable living. Website: https://organicgardenclubofventuracounty.org/
* Conejo Valley Garden Club – Promotes interest in horticulture, gardening, and floral design. Website: http://www.conejovalleygardenclub.com/
* Ventura County Garden Club – A long-standing club that promotes gardening and community projects. Website: https://www.venturacountygardening.com/
* Westlake Village Garden Club – Offers education, resources, and networking for gardeners. Website: https://www.westlakegardenclub.org/node/16
* Pleasant Valley Garden Club (Camarillo) – Hosts monthly speakers and supports community projects. Website: https://the-pvgc.com/
🌿 Local Gardening Organizations
* Ventura County Master Gardeners – A volunteer-based program that offers workshops, plant sales, and expert advice. Website: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-ventura-county/
* Ojai Valley Green Coalition – A nonprofit organization that works on community projects and education, with an emphasis on water-wise gardening. Website: http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/
* Ventura Botanical Garden – A public garden that features plants from the world's five Mediterranean climate zones. Website: https://venturabotanicalgardens.com/
* Conejo Valley Botanic Garden Volunteers – A group that provides hands-on gardening opportunities and supports the public botanic garden. Website: https://www.conejogarden.org/
🌼 How Good Natured Plants Helps You Get Certified
We make certification simple and achievable by designing landscapes that already meet—or exceed—most program requirements.
Consultations
We evaluate your existing garden and create a clear roadmap toward your chosen certification.
Landscape Design
Our designs prioritize native, climate-adapted, and edible plants that support habitat requirements while staying productive and beautiful.
Irrigation Solutions
We assess, test, and fine-tune irrigation systems to maximize efficiency, conserve water, and meet certification standards.
🌱 Ready to Certify Your Landscape?
Let’s take the next step together.
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📧 Email: Contact@goodnaturedplants.com
📞 Phone: (650) 687-7379
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