In Mill Valley, California Native Plants, or similar. They have a website.

AlsoLas Pilitas Nursery. Located in central CA, it grows and sells ONLY CA natives and is a wealth of information. So is San Marcos Growers.

The Sunset book is great but it doesn't focus on natives as it addresses everything west of the Rockies and covers far more exotic landscape ornamentals than it does native species.

Try calscape.org You can put in your zip code and get a list of native plants for your area.

These Douglas Irises are beautiful and native to that region of California

For the Bay Area I'd use East Bay MUD's 'Plants and Landscapes for Dry Climates'. It's specific to the Bay Area and while it contains not just CA natives, has enough in there for you to choose some natives that will work in Marin. CA is so big and our zonal spread so large that so many CA natives just don't work in Marin (or Sonoma where I am). The calscape site is good, as noted.

IMO go to the garden center near you and talk to someoen who understands native plants. In my experience many native plants when grown in more perfect environments take over your space so be careful about those ones.

Annie’s Annuals in Richmond has an excellent selection of natives, both annuals and perennials. If you’re willing to drive a bit, there are a few nurseries on Hwy 92 near Half Moon Bay that specialize in native plants. With the exception of the generic “go to the garden center” suggestion, you’ve got some really good, Bay Area-specific advice to help you out. Good luck with your project!

You have to include red trunked Manzanitas someplace. Really,whats native even mean? I see Channel Island natives sold as natives. Nothing like giant Coreopsis and Giant Heucheras to sort of do in the strictly native authenticity.

I just purchased from Amazon Gardening in Summer Dry Climates. IT IS EXCELLENT!!!!!

There is a Ca native nursery in Fulton (north of Santa Rosa). Reasonably priced and very knowlegable ! I'll have to look for the name.

It'll give you an excuse to go to the Russian River! ;)

California Flora.

Make sure you don't miss the San Francisco and the Berkeley botanical garden sales a few times per year. Lots of natives and then there is the Merritt College in Oakland botanical sales also.

If you are die hard and want first pick..joining the gardens is the way to go.

🌺 🌿 You all are awesome! Thank you so much, and now I have lots to explore. Happy Gardening/Landscaping to you all. 🌳🌼

A bit south of you but here are few I have had good luck with

California fuchsia
California lilac - lots of varieties
Fruitless olive trees
Blue flame aloe
Senecio mandraliscae
Melianthus major
Grevillea - many types, long John is a fav
Protea - pin cushion
Acacia - cousin it
Rosemary
Purple sage
Lots of sedums
Spider agave

We have a lot of deer and the above have been left alone. I also don’t water much. Drop system for everything and hand water in new plants until established.

Oops - first few are natives, rest are not.