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06-28-2010

What’s Blooming? June 2010

Red Fairyduster - Calliandra Californica.

The sun is out and the temperatures are climbing. The summer flowers are coming to life now and a few of the traditional spring bloomers are putting on a late show.

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05-18-2010

What’s Blooming? May 2010

Matilija Poppy - Romneya Coulteri.

May is turning into a fantastic flowering month with more native plants showing off their colors for the first time this year. Among the bloomers on display are the Matilija Poppy, Red Fairyduster and several of our native Sages.

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04-06-2010

What’s Blooming? Early April, 2010

Blue-eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium Bellum.

Springtime continues to impress as several native and non-native plants in our garden are showing off their colors for the first time this year. Included are Seaside Daisies, Irises, Mallows and California Lilacs.

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03-26-2010

2010 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour. April 10th & 11th.

One of fifty stunning gardens on the 2010 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour.

Fifty California native plant gardens – in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Theodore Payne Foundation – are featured. This year’s tour includes cities and communities throughout the Los Angeles Basin.

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03-14-2010

Carnival de Iris 2010 at Matilija Nursery. April 17th and 18th.

Pacific Coast Hybrid Iris. Picture courtesy of Matilija Nursery.

The 3rd annual celebration of native and non-native Irises, Carnival de Iris, will take place at the Matilija Nursery in April. You can see many stunning flowers, chat with Iris experts and take home some plants of your own at big discounts.

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03-11-2010

What’s Blooming? Early March, 2010

March 7, 2010.

Flowering in the patio garden right now we have Morning Glory, Apricot Mallow, Desert Bluebells, Tidy Tips, Hummingbird Sage and some pretty Meadow Foam flowers.

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02-14-2010

What’s Blooming: Phacelia Campanularia (Desert Bluebells)

Feb 14, 2010. Desert Bluebells.

What’s blooming in the patio garden mid way through February 2010 and a few words about yesterdays trip to the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley.

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02-08-2010

Happy New Bird House

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Based on a recommendation from the National Wildlife Federation, I have built a little bird house to offer shelter to the small feathered visitors who frequent our patio garden.

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