Salvia shrubs in the front yard
Some of the salvia shrubs are doing so well now. The above image is of a blossom on the Mexican Bush Sage salvia leucantha that actually...
Cuphea "Minnie Mouse"
Both Cuphea "Minnie Mouse" shrubs are thriving in the patio planter beds. They are currently each 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 feet in height and width,...
Tidy Tips and the Flower Fly
We bought four Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa seedlings in October. Tidy Tips are native California plants, considered inconsistent or...
Ray Hartman Ceanothus shrub is blooming
The Ray Hartman Ceanothus shrub is starting to bloom! This is so exciting for me because we just planted it as a four inch seedling...
Honey Bee visiting on a cloudy day
While I was cleaning up around the patio today I was pleasantly surprised to hear buzzing close by. Sure enough, it was a honey bee. It...
Monarch Butterflies in Honolulu
While I was in Honolulu I observed many monarch butterflies fluttering in the breeze. I saw more than I have ever seen here in the Bay...
Happy New Year!
I just returned from my annual trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, to visit my family for the holidays. Always on the lookout for bees and...
Sunshine Blueberry Blossoms
The Sunshine Blueberry plants are producing buds again, and there are a lot. When they start to bloom the bees will be visiting a lot. In...
What is blooming on the patio now?
It's nice to see some plants still blooming now, for example some cosmos plants that are growing from seed that fell from plants growing...
Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' - Beard Tongue
The Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' - Beard Tongue is full of blooms right now. It seems to like the cooler weather. Note the nectar guides ...
