Wildflowers are in bloom in SLO County

Atascadero News photo courtesy of Jill Gallagher • Penny Nyunt with Las Pilitas California Native Plant Nursery explains how to plant a wildflower. Her talk “Planting and Caring for Natives” will take place Sunday at noon. She will bring native plants for her talk.

SANTA MARGARITA — Now in its third year, and with no signs of slowing, the Santa Margarita Wildflower Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24 in Santa Margarita. Host Jill Gallagher said that while the format of the festival will be familiar to folks who’ve attended in the past, there will be a couple new things this time around.

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