Painted Lady Caterpillars!
We are starting to see Painted Lady Vanessa cardui caterpillars in our garden. This is the first time we planted mallow shrubs, including...
Butterfly weather
Here in the Bay Area we have, so far, been spared extreme weather conditions this summer. Now that the temperatures are slowly rising,...
In honor of Pollinator Week, some of our pollinator visitors
So happy to see pollinators enjoying the native habitat we created for them! Top photo is of a Leaf Cutting Bee on a flowerhead of the...
Happy National Pollinator Week!
Even if you don't have a garden, you can plant for pollinators in containers on your porch, balcony, deck, patio, etc. Here is some great...
Oh, aren't they adorable
The Umber Skippers Poanes melane have always been the first butterflies to arrive in our gardens every spring. And they did not...
The decline of insect populations
Illustration by Catherine Tai Why? And why is this so critical? What is happening with the ecosystem? Read about what is happening to our...
Happy Earth Day!
Today was business as usual in the back field. So much work to do, making room for more native plants. And since the temperatures are...
Butterflies still visiting
The butterflies are still active in our garden, although many plants are going dormant. Every day I see all day skippers, Gulf...
Plant native!
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Common checkered skipper in the field
The only vegetation flourishing in the dry field are fennel plants, dandelions and a dandelion-like aster relative. The butterflies are...
