Okay, don't be envious...afterall I live in southern CA & I am able to plant all year long. I have had 2 doz. native plants that I bought in...
Remember when you were little kids and summer seemed endless and as for Christmas, it always took too long to arrive, especially when waiting for...
Terrific picture, how cute...! I recall a Christmas a number of years ago, when a mouse decided that our tree was just the right place for him...
Every year I find myself saying "where did the time go? I can't believe that it's Christmas, already." Here in southern CA the winter weather...
Okay, this is going to be a bit of a tease, because I don't have any pictures of my Ceanothus. I thought that I did but I can't find them. In...
The sun is out! The rain has stopped now and as I'm writing this, the sun is out and the skies are clear. It's warmed up a bit and the...
Bill Bryson I would suggest that the first one you read, would be "A Walk in the Woods". It was his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with...
I've been reading I just finished reading what everyone else is "reading" and I'm impressed! Okay but no one mentioned and humor! I am a...
California's Wild Gardens I'm always reading something. Sometimes for fun, sometimes to be up on current events and then other times books on...
Thanks for your comments but I still have some other gray, velvety plants to put in (I forget what they are called, but they are "natives")...
An Unlimited Supply I somehow managed to end up with four cats, so there's always an unlimited supply of their pee! My friend sometimes comes...
Where is the Sespe Wilderness? I drive to the town of Ojai in the northern part of Ventura County. It's a beautiful town filled with artists...
My landscaping isn't traditional but one made up of native plants that are found in California. The best time of the year to do planting, is...
No the "work" is never done. I am a volunteer with the U.S. Forest Service in the Los Padres National Forest located in CA. This forest starts...
Cat pee and gophers Generally I never have problems with them because I don't need to water my garden very often, so the soil is too dry for them...
Not India Mallow Reading your post, I thought "India Mallow"? No, of course not. They are a southwestern plant and wouldn't be growing in...
Needless to say, these toothy dudes are delighting in the softer soil since the recent rain. I noticed a couple of dirt mounds in my backyard,...
Chopping Onions The scene in the move, "Julie & Julia", comes to mind where she is trying to learn how to cut onions propertly. lolo...what are...
Lovable pets, huh? I'm having quite a chuckle over these funny and cute photos of people's pets. Ever noticed how we tend to let them take over...
In Southern California We don't get the extreme weather in Ca and that's why everyone wants to live here. Especially after watching the Rose...
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