What is blooming on the patio now?
It's nice to see some plants still blooming now, for example some cosmos plants that are growing from seed that fell from plants growing...
Pollinator corner
This must be one of the Anna's hummingbirds' favorite places in the garden. Here are Abutilon "Red Tiger", California native Heuchera...
Honey Bee on the lavender plant
While I was cleaning up the garden this past weekend I noticed that bees are still visiting. They especially are attracted to the...
Bees in the climbing aster blossoms
The "Carolina Climbing Aster" Aster carolinianus that I planted in the Spring is now in full bloom. Just as it was described when I...
Bee plant, hummingbird sage, and more...
It's such a rewarding feeling when what you plant actually survives and thrives. For example, in the photo above you see a Bee Plant...
Ultra Green Sweat Bees in the Cosmos Cupcake White blossoms
I don't see Ultra Green Sweat Bees Agapostemon texanus often, but when I do spot them, they are quite a sight to behold. They are native...
The climbing aster plant is blooming
It's so wonderful to see plants blooming for the first time, especially later in the year. As you may remember from my posts earlier this...
Meanwhile on the ivy blossoms...
While the monarch caterpillars are munching on milkweed indoors, on their way to becoming beautiful butterflies, the ivy plants high...
Bishop's Children dahlia, one of the last of the season
Oh look at this beautiful dahlia, one of the last blossoms of the season on the Bishop's Chldren plant. After several heat waves last...
Blue thimble plant is still blooming
Although much of it is drying up, as are most of our native annuals in the garden, one of the blue thimble plants gilia capitata, is...
