the butterflies are here
With the warm weather and flowers blooming we are starting to see more butterfly visitors. The lovely gulf fritillary Agraulis vanillae...
Vegetables in season
We grow herbs in pots all year round, but the only time we have vegetables growing is in the summertime. We usually grow tomatoes,...
Delta sunflower
Here is another first for me. A couple of months ago I planted this Delta Sunflower Helianthus annuus as a seedling, another purchase...
Bees in the Bishop's Children Dahlias
This is the first time I planted a Bishop's Children Dahlia x hybrida . It is growing in a 7 gallon pot and thriving. What is...
Oaklandia Passionflower is blooming
The Oaklandia Passionflower Passiflora parritae x tarminiana‘Oaklandia’ vine is now producing beautiful red blossoms about 3 inches...
Leaf Cutting Bees in the garden
The Leaf Cutting Bees are enjoying the pollen and nectar of many plants in our native garden area. Most of the plants in this garden are...
Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly
This past Sunday I saw this lovely little butterfly lingering in our native plant garden area, my first sighting ever. It is a Western...
Yellow Faced Bumble Bee sleeping
Look at this Yellow Faced Bumble Bee. It's sleeping on one of the Snow Puff Cosmos flowers. I always thought that when bees sleep on...
Leaf Cutting Bee carrying leaf pieces to build nest
I've read that Leaf Cutting Bees Megachile Latreille mostly construct nests in tubular cavities such as holes drilled into wood, bamboo...
Honey Bees on the Fourth of July
I'm not the best person to mingle at gatherings, and my favorite place to be is outdoors in gardens. So this past Fourth of July I spent...
