Sunflowers, summer treats for the bees
Delta Sunflower helianthus annuus Every year I buy a couple of sunflower seedlings from Annies Annuals as a treat for the bees. I have...
Bees on the Dwarf Indigo Spire
carpenter bee and honey bee on Dwarf Indigo Spire All day long this plant attracts and feeds the bees. It's truly an example of "if you...
Lemon Tree White Fly blight under control!
Honey bee on Lisbon lemon blossoms As you may remember from one of my early April posts, we discovered that the beloved lemon tree was...
Bushtit family on an outing
Baby bushtit (left) and its parent Yesterday as I stopped to look out our front door I saw three bushtits hopping around in the lemon...
Lamb's ear and catnip to feed your pollinators
lamb's ear stachys byzantina with flowers Lamb's ear is a nonnative perennial, native to Iran, Turkey and Armenia. It has thick, soft...
Blueberries are ripening with the aid of a plant nanny!
Here is one of the first ripe Sunshine blueberries on our bush! We were worried for a while last month since we're really cutting back on...