Garden

Celebrate the Summer solstice

Welcome Summer! On the summer solstice which is today, the Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight than on any other day…

14 years ago

Checking on May projects

Notes on what I am really doing in the garden. Mexican Primrose eradication in front beds Last Fall I decided…

14 years ago

The rock outside the back door

When we first saw our property and took the first photos there was somewhat of a circle drive that became…

14 years ago

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

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, a 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 a 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