Garden Blog
What’s Blooming? June 2010
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.
What’s Blooming? May 2010
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.
What’s Blooming? Early April, 2010
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.
2010 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour. April 10th & 11th.
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.
Carnival de Iris 2010 at Matilija Nursery. April 17th and 18th.
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.
What’s Blooming? Early March, 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.
What’s Blooming: Phacelia Campanularia (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.
Happy New Bird House
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.