Lambs ears?
While checking the plants in containers in the backyard, I discovered these seedlings growing in a large pot where another plant used to...
Watching them grow...
All of our wonderful fall and winter rain is so great for the plants. I checked on the two native plant seedlings that I planted in the...
Wonderful rain!
We've been having so much rain! It's great to have a real, Northern California wet winter. But when it rains all day and night for days...
Patio view on a cool December day
I love the patio here. It's nice and private, surrounded by tall trees and shrubs. And look at this view of the sky. I always hear the...
The olives are turning pink!
This past weekend I finally had some time to check on the plants on our patio. And much to my surprise, the olives on our little olive...
The patio now
Now that we moved 40 potted plants to the patio here from the backyard of the house where we lived, it looks quite different from before....
Future blueberries
Even after our move, the flowers on the blueberry shrub seem to be doing well. I was so worried that they would fall off, so we took...
Starting native plants in the front yard
Yesterday we went to Annies Annuals https://www.anniesannuals.com/ to buy native plants for the front yard of our new home. I wanted to...
Crows on the wire
Hello everyone! Yes, we have finally moved, trying to get organized in the new house. Now I can't find my camera, and took the photo...
hmm...a grasshopper on a rose
After getting a lot of rain, everything in the garden is looking lush again. Checking on the garden I suddenly came upon a large...
