Well that didn't take long
When we went to Annies Annuals last weekend to buy "a few plants", I couldn't resist a Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' China Rose plant. I...
Hello Painted Lady
This afternoon I was resting after adding grapeseed compost around some of our shrubs in the patio plant beds. And from the corner of my...
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...
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...
Seven monarchs released this weekend
This past weekend we released a record amount of seven monarchs. Two females emerged and were released on Saturday afternoon. Two more...
Another great event at Annie's Annuals
Annie's always have such great, informative events!
Another lovely monarch female released
We released another monarch female two days ago. She eclosed around 8.30 am but wasn't ready to be released until after 2 pm. Sometimes...
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...
