Fiery Skipper sleeping in the sunflower
A few evenings ago, I noticed this lovely little butterfly sleeping in one of the Delta Sunflowers. What great camouflage! I had never...
Bees in the native garden
It's so much fun to observe the bees visiting our native plant garden. In the photo above is a honey bee in one of the Cosmos Cupcake...
The native garden
Here are some images of our native (almost all native) garden now. I am very proud of how it looks and have my vision of how it will look...
An American Lady butterfly
An American Lady Lady Vanessa virginiensis butterfly visited the patio yesterday afternoon. It landed on a buddleia flower head and...
Carpenter bee on the butterfly bush
So far I've only occasionally noticed carpenter bees in the garden. This is the first carpenter bee I've observed on a Butterfly Bush...
Lovely honey bees
Slowly but surely our Verbena lilacina "De La Mina", a California native, is growing and blooming. It is said to mainly attract...
the butterflies are here
With the warm weather and flowers blooming we are starting to see more butterfly visitors. The lovely gulf fritillary Agraulis vanillae...
Vegetables in season
We grow herbs in pots all year round, but the only time we have vegetables growing is in the summertime. We usually grow tomatoes,...
Delta sunflower
Here is another first for me. A couple of months ago I planted this Delta Sunflower Helianthus annuus as a seedling, another purchase...
Bees in the Bishop's Children Dahlias
This is the first time I planted a Bishop's Children Dahlia x hybrida . It is growing in a 7 gallon pot and thriving. What is...
