Welcome rain!
Dwarf Blue Sapphire salvia after the Friday night/Saturday morning rain The 4 hours of rain on Friday night through early Saturday...
More self-seeded seedlings to transplant
Tree mallow (lavatera maritima) seedling growing through concrete And here was another surprise from the past weekend. A lavatera...
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...
More of "Flower + Pollinator = Fruit (or Vegetable)"
One of our heroes - a honeybee feasting on the English lavender we have growing in big pots in the backyard. Got to keep their favorite...
Flower + Pollinator = Fruit (or Vegetable)
We've all had some kind of science class in elementary school where we learned the basics botany including plant anatomy, using a flower...
More about the palm leaf wood chips...
Closeup of palm leaf wood chips covering soil in the Sunshine blueberry container pot In yesterday's post I mentioned that I cut up the...
Patiently waiting...
Sunshine blueberries in front are developing, while future blueberries further back on the branch are still blossoms You may remember...
Honey bee gathering pollen from their body to concentrate it in their baskets
Honey bee using forelegs to rake up pollen from their head... Have you ever seen a bee gathering the pollen that has collected on their...
Strolling in the rain
As the rain fell steadily earlier this week , I spotted a California towhee couple out and about around the driveway. They seemed to...
April showers...
Nasturtium ......bring spring flowers! Hooray! It rained again. Just when some of the nasturtiums were looking like they were on the...