Bewick's Wren
Bewick's wren on a fence next to a jasmine shrub It took me several months to identify this bird that has been hopping around the garden...
Hummingbird enjoying the salvia
Bees are not the only ones crazy about the blue indigo spires and the black and blue salvia. I also observe Annas hummingbirds sipping...
Double Cranberry Cosmos attracting bees and butterflies
Honey bee collecting nectar from a double cranberry cosmos flower Last month I bought two cosmos seedlings from Annie's Annuals because I...
Marla Spivak: Why bees are dying
This is probably the best presentation and explanation of the bee population crisis. A MUST SEE for everyone! The four causes of our bee...
Honey bee in a nasturtium flower
Nasturtiums are a popular nectar and pollen source for the honey bees. Although I don't remember ever planting nasturtiums in the garden,...
Birds in the garden
Chestnut back chickadee fledgling The garden is full of bird activity and song every day from morning through twilight. Here are some...
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...
