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...
Apricot cosmos blooming on the patio
The Cosmos bipinnatus "Apricot" plant is filled with tall stalks of flowers. I almost gave up seeing any blossoms on this plant. It was...
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...
New blooms in front yard
Since the shasta daisies apparently don't like a lot of heat, I pulled out their dried remains last Friday from the plant bed next to our...
Anna's hummingbird feasting on nectar in the front yard
An Anna's hummingbird had a nectar feast on these plants that are growing on one side of the front yard, all in a row. In the top photo...
Still blooming in the front yard
The California native plants are definitely the survivors in our front yard. After several heat waves, and for this time of year, most of...
And even more monarch caterpillars!
So I was just checking the second narrow leaf milkweed plant on the patio, and look what I discovered. More monarch caterpillars! This is...
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...
mama monarch butterfly?
There is a beautiful monarch butterfly that often visits the patio and front yard. Here she is feeding on nectar in a California Delta...
More monarch caterpillars, oh my!
Look what I found on one of our Narrow Leaf Milkweed plants this morning. I couldn't believe my eyes when I discovered this monarch...
