Sue Langley

A profusion of Pretty Face

Pretty Face, Triteleia ixioides Sunny starry yellow, Pretty Face is sometimes called Golden brodiaea or Golden Stars, and is native…

14 years ago

Lavender fields forever

As you come down the long driveway and round the corner to park, the lavender field is on the right…

14 years ago

In which, I clean up my potting bench

The difference between trash and junk I posted a picture of my terribly messy potting bench area on my FB page,…

14 years ago

Enough Miner’s lettuce for salad

Much about Miner's lettuce It may seem a weed in many California gardens, but you'll find that miner's lettuce, or…

14 years ago

The wildflower meadow in May

May Meadow In Fall of last year, I became tired of a field full of Filaree and embarked on planting a…

14 years ago

Sitting…looking up at oaks

The Oaks of the Sierra foothills "I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again…

14 years ago

May Day bloomers and identifying new native plants

Recently identified, four CA natives on the property are  ‘new to me.’  If you read this blog very much, you know…

14 years ago

Lester Rowntree, hardy Californian

Why do they do it? Not for fortune or fame--few outside native plant circles know who they are.  People like Lester Rowntree,…

14 years ago

Volunteer dill peeks in window

Oh, Joy! Dill is a versatile herb, one that I really use in cooking. First planted in 2005, I’ve never…

14 years ago

Two garden accidents and happy ending

OK, there are conflicting accounts, but seeing as it is my blog, I will say that the Tractor Man got…

14 years ago

California Fuchsia, easy to grow, complicated in name

Growing California Fuchsia is like hanging out a neon sign to a certain pollinator, namely hummingbirds! It also fills a…

14 years ago

Foothill Penstemon, vivid and bright

It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish…

14 years ago

Sulfur Flower, native Californian butterfly magnet

California Native Plant Week It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is…

14 years ago

Blue-eyed grass, native gem

It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish list. …

14 years ago

A California native, served sunny side up

It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish…

14 years ago

Planting wildflower ‘muffins’

A wildflower experiment In my garden, I sowed a native California wildflower meadow. It was a very fun project and…

14 years ago

wordless wanton wednesday

Ceanothus 'Dark Star'

14 years ago