Monarch Butterflies in Honolulu
While I was in Honolulu I observed many monarch butterflies fluttering in the breeze. I saw more than I have ever seen here in the Bay...
Happy New Year!
I just returned from my annual trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, to visit my family for the holidays. Always on the lookout for bees and...
The "Family Jewels" Milkweed tree
As you may remember from a November post, we inherited a large Asclepias physocarpa "Family Jewels Tree" milkweed from a friend whose...
Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' - Beard Tongue
The Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' - Beard Tongue is full of blooms right now. It seems to like the cooler weather. Note the nectar guides ...
Pollinator corner
This must be one of the Anna's hummingbirds' favorite places in the garden. Here are Abutilon "Red Tiger", California native Heuchera...
Lovely Red Tiger Abutilon
Oh, isn't the Abutilon Red Tiger blossom lovely... We purchased this plant as a seedling from Spiral Gardens http://www.spiralgardens.org...
Mockingbird's delight
We are so surprised to see that the figs on our potted Black Jack fig tree are actually ripening now. We bought the tree late Spring of...
Anna's hummingbirds
The Anna's hummingbirds are here all year round. Although we used to have a nectar feeder set up for them at our previous home, now that...
Honey Bee on the lavender plant
While I was cleaning up the garden this past weekend I noticed that bees are still visiting. They especially are attracted to the...
Bees in the climbing aster blossoms
The "Carolina Climbing Aster" Aster carolinianus that I planted in the Spring is now in full bloom. Just as it was described when I...
