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Feed Caterpillars for more Butterflies
Check here for your native plant societies in your area of North America http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/native-plant-societies-in-nort...
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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...
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Leaving the Leaves video
Here is a great video about leaving the leaves https://youtu.be/foC3fsmzY3o
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Between the rains
Today is another rainy day, gray and misty. It's hard to believe that just yesterday several monarch butterflies visited the garden...
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Back from the tundra
Ah, the Golden-crowned Sparrows are back for the winter. This one is sitting in the Ray Hartman ceanothus shrub. These birds arrive...
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Baja Fairy Duster Post- Atmospheric River
Well we certainly had a good soaking when the atmospheric river poured down on us, day and night, for several days last weekend and early...
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Don't forget!
Put your leaves in an area of your yard set aside as a "wild space". You'll see many birds foraging through the leaves for food, and...
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The overwintering monarch count so far very encouraging
A 3,500 % increase in numbers from the previous year? This report from Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, California is very encouraging,...
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Leave the Leaves!
Watch this video by S&K Wildflower Rescue Nursery, to learn why leaf litter is so important to our pollinators and other wildlife....
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After a day of rain and no sun
Another gray day with oh, so welcome rain. Then at the end of the day, this sunset!