First two California natives transplanted
Since there is some rain in the weather forecast, I figured it's a good time to start transplanting the California native seedlings I've...
Leave the Stems for the Stem-Nesting Bees
Image: Living Prairie Museum Remember that bees hibernate in stems during the winter! More information here https://sites.tufts.edu/polli...
Butterflies still visiting
The butterflies are still active in our garden, although many plants are going dormant. Every day I see all day skippers, Gulf...
Progress update on our field cleanup
Every day I work in the field and other areas of the yard. The field is quite dry with a lot of dried grass, and oodles of fennel plants....
The anti-lawn movement is taking off
(Image credit: Garfotos/Alamy Stock Photo) A great article about how gardeners are leaving their yards to Mother Nature:...
Summer Long-Horned bee hotel
I have been checking every evening at sunset the Pozo Blue sage to see how many Summer Long-Horned male bees are sleeping on the dried...
Moths are bird food
There are far more moths than butterflies, and there is a lot of moth activity at night in your garden. Here is a great article from the...
Butterfly weather and California Buckwheat
If you stand very still in your garden, even if for five minutes, you can observe so much garden activity that you could otherwise miss....
