Who is in the garden?
The garden is now in autumn phase, most of the native plants preparing for winter sleep, but some, including all of the buckwheat, island...
Lovely Autumn Visitors
There are still a lot of insect activity in the back field, especially little butterflies. This Vivid Dancer male was a wonderful...
Summer Long-horned bees still here!
I don't remember seeing Long-Horned bees visiting our current and previous gardens so late in the season. Usually they are gone by the...
Gum plants still blooming...
... And there's a lot of activity going on. For example, I took this photo of a Leafcutting bee on one of the gum plant flowers. I didn't...
Pollinators in the garden
From morning to evening, our pollinators are so fascinating to observe. Here is a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee sipping nectar from a Pozo Blue...
A Green Sweat Bee visits
After having been away for nearly a month due to a family member's health issue, seeing so much activity in our native garden is such a...
Moths are Pollinators, too
Don't forget that moths are pollinators, too! It's so important to turn off all unnecessary exterior nighttime lights because the light...
And...the new native habitat is abloom
You can see why I literally like to sit in the garden and watch the plants grow. I don't think I intentionally planted these native...
Bee Hotel a Deathtrap?
Before you put up a bee hotel, think about the environment you are creating. And be prepared to maintain a clean, healthy environment for...
Progress update on our field cleanup
Every day I work in the field and other areas of the yard. The field is quite dry with a lot of dried grass, and oodles of fennel plants....
