Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour 2015!
Don't forget that this Sunday May 3rd is the annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour 2015 for all of you living in the Bay Area! So...
Another honey bee gathering and concentrating pollen on its body
Peek- a - boo! I observed another honey bee gathering pollen off its head to concentrate the pollen. This time it is on a Marmalade Skies...
Welcome rain!
Dwarf Blue Sapphire salvia after the Friday night/Saturday morning rain The 4 hours of rain on Friday night through early Saturday...
Happy Earth Day!
And here is the perfect video to celebrate:
A new garden visitor, the Hooded Oriole
Hooded Oriole on a cable wire above the garden A few days ago, as I was observing bees in the lavatera shrub, I suddenly heard the...
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...
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...
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...
