Collecting Milkweed Seeds
What creature is that in the photo, you might ask... It's a wet old Family Jewels Asclepias physocarpa seed pod. I kept two plastic bags...
First Orange California Poppy of the Year!
Here is our first Orange California Poppy Eschscholzia californica of the year blooming in our native plant garden. It is a result of...
Look at these weed murals!
Check out Mona Caron's weed murals. They are beautiful! https://www.demilked.com/weeds-growing-graffiti-street-art-mona-caron/
Hmm... what is this...
I was standing on a ladder, tying the passion flower vines up along one of the side gates to the patio. And this was hanging right in...
Hermit Thrush in the Bird Bath
It's that time of year for some rare hermit thrush sightings. I only have seen these birds in the winter, on the patio, both here and...
Why do bees buzz?
Very cool video from The New York Times - Science Take!
Word from the bees
Great illustration by Marc Keelan-Bishop!
Preserved lemons, Middle Eastern style
What do you do when you have a big Meyer lemon tree in the backyard, producing hundreds of lemons? Of course, you can do the obvious,...
A gift of rosebushes from our neighbor
Our neighbors have noticed what an avid gardener I am. And they have seen the results of our hard work for the past year. A couple of...
Lovely, delicious beets
There are so many ways to prepare beets and this is the easiest: Rinse excess dirt off three or four beets. Place the whole beets in a...
