Pretty Face, Triteleia ixioides Sunny starry yellow, Pretty Face is sometimes called Golden brodiaea or Golden Stars, and is native…
Much about Miner's lettuce It may seem a weed in many California gardens, but you'll find that miner's lettuce, or…
Recently identified, four CA natives on the property are ‘new to me.’ If you read this blog very much, you know…
Oh, Joy! Dill is a versatile herb, one that I really use in cooking. First planted in 2005, I’ve never…
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…
I only set my cup down for a minute. Seeing that the morning light was diffused, and remembering my ‘too…
After much discussion and agonizing decisions, we have embarked on big changes here at my Sierra Foothill Garden! In this…
Another post on weeds… Judith Larner Lowry in 'Gardening with a Wild Heart’ says “Somewhere in all this activity (of…
Inspired by a sunbeam. At 7:15am, as the sun peeks over the mountain peak, it focused on the petals of the daffodils,…
The Shinzen Friendship Garden's Spring Blossom Festival and Bonsai Show originally scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27 has…
This snowy, drippy day...what else to do but check on past projects. Getting rid of Mexican Primrose 10-15-2010 Invasive plants…
The objective is to plant shrubs and trees as foundations for the beds. Here are the first plants put in.
Our first spring here has been rainy for the last ten weekends, then we left for a trip to Moab.…
May 23-28, 2002 Memorial Day! Madeline had her prom (Derek’s senior prom) so we went up alone. Jolie was working…