Many butterflies and bees still around
Now that it's October and it isn't peak blooming season for most plants, it's nice to see that we still have a lot of butterfly and bee...
Garden delights
It's almost October and yet we're just past the peak of produce growing in our backyard. This September has had the lowest temperatures...
Monarch caterpillars in the garden
We are still busy raising the last group of monarch caterpillars we brought indoors when they were just eggs on milkweed cuttings. We...
Ladybugs working hard around the patio
We had a pretty good-sized infestation of little orange aphids in the backyard, particularly on two of our larger narrow leaf milkweed...
Native plants this Autumn
I always feel so honored when plants that I've been nurturing suddenly start to thrive and blossom. For example this Sidalcea malviflora...
Just hanging out with the honey bees
The honey bees were busy in so many different flowers this morning, it was such a pleasure to observe. Here is a honey bee taking a brief...
Borage plants and Bees
Borage is such a great plant. It provides nectar for pollinators all day long, replenishing its nectar every two minutes (!). I think...
Bees in the Cupcake White Cosmos
The Cosmos Cupcake White blossoms are a great attraction for bees. Not only are these very lovely blossoms, but they also provide nectar...
Butterflies in the Garden
Many native butterflies visit our mostly native garden. Some are so small that you might not even notice them unless you remain still for...
Bees love the California Delta Sunflower
We planted California Delta Sunflowers again this year, but for some reason they aren't thriving as well as the ones we planted last...
