Pretty Face, Triteleia ixioides Sunny starry yellow, Pretty Face is sometimes called Golden brodiaea or Golden Stars, and is native…
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…
Why do they do it? Not for fortune or fame--few outside native plant circles know who they are. People like Lester Rowntree,…
It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish…
It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish list. …
... or, how I discovered Buckeye 'bulbs'. California Buckeye, Aesculus californica, is always ahead of the season,...first to leaf out in…
After establishing our home on Malum Ridge, looking out onto Peckinpah Mountain, I heard from neighbors about the logging history in our…
Discovering new natives I have always loved the names of plants. I don't know why, but I must know what a…