Feed Caterpillars for more Butterflies
Check here for your native plant societies in your area of North America http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/native-plant-societies-in-nort...
California poppy sprouts
You may remember from earlier posts this year, the lovely islands of California poppies that grew in our front yard. I left most of the...
Leaving the Leaves video
Here is a great video about leaving the leaves https://youtu.be/foC3fsmzY3o
Between the rains
Today is another rainy day, gray and misty. It's hard to believe that just yesterday several monarch butterflies visited the garden...
Back from the tundra
Ah, the Golden-crowned Sparrows are back for the winter. This one is sitting in the Ray Hartman ceanothus shrub. These birds arrive...
Baja Fairy Duster Post- Atmospheric River
Well we certainly had a good soaking when the atmospheric river poured down on us, day and night, for several days last weekend and early...
Don't forget!
Put your leaves in an area of your yard set aside as a "wild space". You'll see many birds foraging through the leaves for food, and...
The overwintering monarch count so far very encouraging
A 3,500 % increase in numbers from the previous year? This report from Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, California is very encouraging,...
Leave the Leaves!
Watch this video by S&K Wildflower Rescue Nursery, to learn why leaf litter is so important to our pollinators and other wildlife....
An unusual sunset
This evening we were finally blessed with rain showers that lasted for about an hour. As we sat at the dining table, enjoying the rare...
