Misumena vatia
I went out yesterday to photograph some California Hedge Nettle (Stachys bullata) on the slope above the gardens. The purple flower spikes are looking lovely massed together. I stopped alongside one plant for a closer look at the flowers, and made a rather...
Clintonia andrewsiana
Living here the last few years, I’ve come to realize just how lacking my knowledge is of California native plant species. I’m trying hard to educate myself as much as I can, but every once in a while, just as with the Calochortus we found here, I...
Calochortus albus
Our recent April showers have brought us some beautiful May flowers! We’ve been watching a plant growing on our hillsides since late winter, wondering what it would prove to be. It’s taken a very long time to reveal its true identity, but we now know...
Stream Violet
I had a completely different post planned for today. Then this morning, between rain showers, I went on a walk along one of the creeks on the property, and found a colony of these dainty little wild violets growing in the shade. Viola glabella, also known as...
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Our native Ceanothus on the property is currently exhibiting a profusion of bloom. A large specimen tree near the house is all a-buzz with bees. If you stand beneath these trees, there’s a low background audible hum that emanates from above, along with a...
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