Ah, ceanothus, our native bee magnet!
The Ray Hartman ceanothus in our garden is in full bloom now, and is absolutely gorgeous with bluish purple blossoms. A native...
Honeybees and more honeybees!
The sunshine and mild temperatures this weekend brought a lot of bees to our garden! They were all over the lavatera shrub, like the...
Pollinator haven
Although I've done a lot of the annual winter pruning of shrubs, there still is more to do in the garden before spring arrives. Yes, I...
Lovely butterfly in the rosemary hedge
Yesterday, while I was taking photos of the blossoming rosemary hedges, yes they are huge hedges (!), suddenly this beautiful butterfly...
Rain and more rain. Yes!!!
Valencia orange after the rain. After a month without any rain, this weekend's series of showers and monsoon downpours are very welcome....
Bees in the breeze
Although I'm really missing the rain that we all so badly need here, it really is a joy to observe the bees out and about when the sun is...
The bird nest is still looking good!
Pruning bushes and thinning out plants to let in air and light for them to grow and stay healthy is a gargantuan task in our garden....
the garden after this week's rain
Honeybee in the Lisbon lemon tree After several days of steady rain everything looks greener at last! Yesterday I observed this honeybee...
after the rain today
It's always fun to walk around the garden in the rain, or after, to see how it has refreshed the plants, soaked the ground and provided...
Honey bee in the rosemary hedge
Whenever the sun is out, as long as there is some warmth in the air, honeybees are out and about. Currently their favorite nectar source...
