The butterflies are arriving
Hooray! Now that Spring bloom is beginning and the garden is lush after all that winter and early spring rain, the butterflies are back....
Some stem-nesting bees don't emerge until the summer
If you can LEAVE the leaves and stems permanently. Your plants will produce new growth and blooms around the old stems. Click on the...
Winter Rain refreshes the Natives
These photos were taken in our garden prior to the atmospheric rivers that have been pummeling California several times this past week....
Now, more than ever, it's important to plant native!
Very alarming development! https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/world/flower-self-fertilization-pollinator-decline-scn/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3k...
Leave the Leaves
Where do insects and other invertebrates go for the winter? Read here: https://xerces.org/leave-the-leaves?fbclid=IwAR0dhHRvx7HZpZeyFVcGV...
Please grow a native habitat for birds
How to grow a habitat for them? Check this link https://www.audubon.org/magazine/winter-2022/winter-time-sow-native-seeds?fbclid=IwAR11g4...