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Seasonal interest in the garden-January (2 of 3)
California native plants provide seasonal interest and seasonal color in January. Ribes featured (common name currant or gooseberry) include Ribes malvaceum, Ribes sanguineum, Ribes aureum, Ribes...
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Seasonal interest in the garden-January (3 of 3)
California native plants provide seasonal interest and color in January. Cneoridium (Bushrue), Salvia spathacea (Hummingbird sage) and Platanus racemosa (Western Sycamore) are featured.
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Seasonal Color – February
California native plants in bloom in February include Creeping Sage Hybrid (Salvia 'Dara's Choice', Pink-flowering and Chaparral currants (Ribes sanguineum and Ribes malvaceum). Plant for seasonal...
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Seasonal Color – March preview
March seasonal color with California native plants features Ceanothus arboreus, Island Ceanothus.
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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
On March 12, I had the pleasure of visiting the premier native botanic garden in the Los Angeles area, on a beautiful sunny day. The nearby snow-capped peaks were framed by large trees and flowering...
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Spring Wildflowers in the Garden
California wildflowers used in the garden. Tidy tips, California poppy, Red maids, and Baby blue eyes make a beautiful spring display.
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Orange County Native Garden Tour – Saturday, May 8, 2010
If you are in the Southern California area, you will not want to miss the Orange County Native Garden Tour, sponsored by the Orange County Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Eleven...
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Highlights of Orange County’s Native Garden Tour
California Native Plant Society, Orange County chapter, hosted a Native Plant Garden tour on May 8, 2010. Photo highlights of the tour that featured eleven outstanding gardens.
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Seasonal color – July – Humboldt’s Lily
Update in July 2011: Here is a photo of the Humboldt lily in my garden, taken on the 4th of July. My niece called it the hot air balloon plant! Now back to the original post: For those of you who...
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Feeding Frenzy-Manzanita and Friends
Arctostaphylos refugioensis, Refugio manzanita, blooms early and profusely, hosting a plethora of insect feeders including honeybees, bumblebees, flies, Skipper and Monarch butterflies, plus battling...
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