May Meadow In Fall of last year, I became tired of a field full of Filaree and embarked on planting a…
The Oaks of the Sierra foothills "I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again…
Recently identified, four CA natives on the property are ‘new to me.’ If you read this blog very much, you know…
OK, there are conflicting accounts, but seeing as it is my blog, I will say that the Tractor Man got…
Growing California Fuchsia is like hanging out a neon sign to a certain pollinator, namely hummingbirds! It also fills a…
It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish…
California Native Plant Week It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is…
It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish list. …
It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish…
Marlene Dietrich, in her strong German accent, said this in the old movie ‘Grand Hotel’, but plants say it too,…
... or, how I discovered Buckeye 'bulbs'. California Buckeye, Aesculus californica, is always ahead of the season,...first to leaf out in…
This is National Wildlife Week and for that, I have chosen some favorite California native plants to show, as well…
My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care…
What I am really doing in the garden Sunny January weather is lasting into February, and although chilly, by mid…
Lewis & Clark discoveries we can plant... In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to send Meriwether Lewis and…