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....
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...
First time ever Orange Sulfur
About an hour ago, I went out in the heat of the day, 90 degrees F. to check up on wildlife activities in the field of native plants. I...
The Essential Pacific Aster
This is the first year that we have been successful with our Pacific or California asters Symphyotrichum chilense, planted as seedlings....