Sierra Foothills

New Yosemite Nature Notes-Black Oaks

A new video has just been released today by Steve Bumgardner, who has lived and worked in Sequoia and Yosemite…

13 years ago
Sierra wind, a whispering train comingSierra wind, a whispering train coming

Sierra wind, a whispering train coming

How the wind blows here... Here by the national forest, when you don’t hear anything unless there is something, you…

13 years ago

Western bluebirds in the Sierra foothill garden

One of my favorite color combos is cobalt blue and turquoise. That is why I like this picture!  These are Western…

13 years ago

October First Views-California’s Fifth Season

First Views is a meme that Town Mouse started to show seasonal view of larger areas of your garden, rather…

14 years ago

Orange in the Sierra Foothill Garden

Color in the garden Not only plants provide color in the Sierra foothills... On certain days in the fall, the…

14 years ago

September First views

First Views is a meme that Town Mouse started to show seasonal view of larger areas of your garden, rather…

14 years ago
Hot as an oven, …a California ghost townHot as an oven, …a California ghost town

Hot as an oven, …a California ghost town

Field Trip: Hornitos On a recent photo trek through the area between the Sierra foothills and the Central Valley of…

14 years ago
Watering CA native plants in the Sierra foothillsWatering CA native plants in the Sierra foothills

Watering CA native plants in the Sierra foothills

Learning about watering for California natives ...and some Mediterranean plants in a home garden in the Sierra Foothills.   I…

14 years ago

Buddleias never drop their flowers

Butterfly magnets and how they grow Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, is a fast growing, vase-shaped, usually gangly shrub growing 6…

14 years ago
Soap Plant in full bloomSoap Plant in full bloom

Soap Plant in full bloom

Studying the singular Soap Plant As the season passes, the Soap Plant is on the wane, still over 7 feet…

14 years ago