Ray Hartman Ceanothus blooming again
The Ray Hartman ceanothus, also called California lilac, is native to California. It tolerates very dry conditions, and needs to grow in...
Bees and Blooms
All the seedlings that I bought from Annie's Annuals are blooming! The honey bee in the photo above is feeding on nectar and collecting...
Time to buy native, drought tolerant plants that will feed our pollinators!
California Poppies eschscholzia californica, the official State flower! This the month to buy your plant seedlings! And early May is when...
New plants for the pollinators in the garden
Dwarf Blue Indigo Salvia, behind on the left is a small chive plant, to the right a sage plant with edible leaves used in cooking and...
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour 2015!
Don't forget that this Sunday May 3rd is the annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour 2015 for all of you living in the Bay Area! So...
Time for planting!
Abutilon "Chinese lantern" flowers, a hummingbird favorite, along the driveway Well, you have to admit that when you see plants that were...
April showers...
Nasturtium ......bring spring flowers! Hooray! It rained again. Just when some of the nasturtiums were looking like they were on the...
Springtime and birds
And who is resting with their tail feathers in the birdbath water? A white crowned sparrow. It's so much fun observing the garden and all...
Honeybees and the ceanothus shrub
As I posted last week, the main attraction for bees in the garden right now is the Ray Hartman ceanothus shrub. In the above photo is...
Busy pollinators and some of their favorite plants
Cabbage moth on nasturtium leaves There is a bustle of activity in the garden, with pollinators such as cabbage moths, hummingbirds and...
