New rosemary plant
This weekend I purchased this lovely rosemary plant. If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that we recently moved to...
lovely raindrops
Raindrops can be so dazzling. See how they adorned plants this weekend. They look like glass beads on a freesia bud.
Blooming in the rain
All this rain means that the flowers are still blooming. In the photo above you see the Sapphire salvia still blooming. Usually at this...
Surprises in the garden
Many surprises in the garden. So let's start with the good. Apparently the former tenant of this house planted a lot of bulbs in a...
Golden crowned sparrows
Look who is visiting the backyard - a golden crowned sparrow! They migrate as far south as Baja, California in the winter from southern...
lots and lots of rain
Our first major storm of the winter has subsided. It is welcome rain for the plants. And maybe, just maybe, our tulips will actually...
A Northern Mockingbird
During a short break from the winter rains, I opened the kitchen door to take out the Christmas wreath to the compost bin. I suddenly...
Anna's hummingbird in the blueberry bush
The hummingbirds have discovered more food in our neighborhood, including bugs in the Sunshine Blueberry bushes on our patio. The birds...
Lambs ears?
While checking the plants in containers in the backyard, I discovered these seedlings growing in a large pot where another plant used to...
Watching them grow...
All of our wonderful fall and winter rain is so great for the plants. I checked on the two native plant seedlings that I planted in the...
