Wild Ones
Wild Ones is a non-profit organization that promotes preservation, restoration and establishment of native plants. Check to see if you...
California poppy sprouts
You may remember from earlier posts this year, the lovely islands of California poppies that grew in our front yard. I left most of the...
The Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly and its host plant
Photo by Tim Wong (@timtast1c) The beautiful blue Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor is rarely sighted these days here in Northern...
Butterfly weather
The mornings can be quite cool with temperatures in the 60's, but once the sun is out and it's warm, the butterflies are out and about....
Dark-eyed Junco visits
The only time I ever saw a Dark-eyed Junco was the very first winter we lived in our current home, almost five years ago. It was early...
Buckwheat
Now that many plants are slowly going dormant, much of the native patch looks drab in shades of tan. But just look at the buckwheat. From...
Monarch caterpillars still munching on our milkweed
We are trying hard to help the monarch population by growing some native milkweed plants in large pots around our patio. And my main...
Monarch butterfly visiting Delta sunflower
This is always the best part of growing sunflowers, especially native sunflowers. A visit from a monarch butterfly! As I mentioned in a...
The California Delta Sunflowers are in bloom
The California Delta sunflowers are now in bloom. Every year I plant seedlings that I buy from Annies Annuals https://www.anniesannuals.c...
Leafcutting Bee carrying a big Piece of Leaf
Leafcutting Bee female with the piece it cut from a leaf, resting on a yew hedge From the corner of my eye, I caught some movement in...
