Spring

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

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

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

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

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

wordless wanton wednesday

Ceanothus 'Dark Star'

14 years ago

Why does my coffee get cold?

I only set my cup down for a minute. Seeing that the morning light was diffused, and remembering my ‘too…

14 years ago

Switching from natives to roses on our mountain!

After much discussion and agonizing decisions, we have embarked on big changes here at my Sierra Foothill Garden! In this…

14 years ago

wordless wildish wednesday

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14 years ago

The story of California native gardens is the story of weeds

Another post on weeds… Judith Larner Lowry in 'Gardening with a Wild Heart’ says “Somewhere in all this activity (of…

14 years ago

Daffodil design

Inspired by a sunbeam. At 7:15am, as the sun peeks over the mountain peak, it focused on the petals of the daffodils,…

14 years ago

Shinzen Friendship Garden, rainy spring story

The Shinzen Friendship Garden's Spring Blossom Festival and Bonsai Show originally scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27 has…

14 years ago

Let’s check on Fall and Winter projects!

This snowy, drippy day...what else to do but check on past projects. Getting rid of Mexican Primrose 10-15-2010 Invasive plants…

14 years ago

Spring 2006-New Front Beds

The objective is to plant shrubs and trees as foundations for the beds. Here are the first plants put in.

19 years ago

First spring at home

Our first spring here has been rainy for the last ten weekends, then we left for a trip to Moab.…

19 years ago

Memorial Day 2002

May 23-28, 2002   Memorial Day! Madeline had her prom (Derek’s senior prom) so we went up alone. Jolie was working…

22 years ago