Bee ecstatic; citrus tips; backyard chickens
Thursday, April 7th, 2011 Posted in Insects, Late spring flowers, bees, chickens, garden design, garden projects, poppies, wildflowers, wildlife | 12 Comments »Bee ecstatic, even with one little flower. Here’s a bee honing in on Gulf Coast penstemon (Penstemon tenuis). Beyond, Salvia microphylla 'La Trinidad Pink' got its turn later. For dessert, they hit the pink evening primrose, (Oenothera speciosa), a native wildflower that ...
Wildflowers|Seeds of History
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in wildflowers | 30 Comments »Last spring, I bet more cameras focused on wildflowers than ever before. KLRU was there too, thanks to Director of Photography Ed Fuentes and additional camera by Derek Joyoprayitno, for a project inspired by Betsy Gerdeman, KLRU's Senior Vice President, and ...
No-freeze native plants + Mr. Smarty Plants unmasked!
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Posted in garden design, native plants, wildflowers | 9 Comments »If you can decide what to wear (shorts or parka, depending on what day it is), it's a good time to cut back those dormant native plants. Tropicals, semi-tenders, and some evergreen shrubs should wait a few more weeks, especially ...
Magical fall flowers; meet trouble free roses
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 Posted in bulbs, garden design, roses, wildflowers | 17 Comments »A few weeks ago, it seemed like a Lycoris radiata would never show up. All it took was a smatter of rain for them to pop out like mad; I haven't seen this many in years. Here they are with ...
