Forget-Me-Nots

Forget-Me-Nots

by | Mar 19, 2010 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Invasives, Native Plants, Natives

  We currently have two varieties of Forget-Me-Nots blooming on the farm.  Although they are not of the same genus, they are related, as both belong to the Boraginaceae (Borage) family.  One is native to California, the other was introduced, escaped cultivation,...
Broom Bashing II

Broom Bashing II

by | Mar 3, 2010 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Invasives

You don’t push brooms, you PULL them! It turns out there is an upside to all the rain we’ve been having.  Beyond the obvious replenishing of our reservoirs, decreased fire danger, and grateful garden plants that is.  The rain has made our soils much...
Broom Bashing

Broom Bashing

by | Nov 18, 2009 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Invasives

French broom (Genista monspessulana), a Mediterranean native similar in appearance to Scotch broom, is right at the top of my list of most loathed plants.  French broom was first introduced to California in 1871, escaped cultivation, and was so successful at...