Bees and Blooms in the August Garden
It’s difficult to believe that it was two years ago today that we started the Curbstone Valley Farm blog, and I can think of no better way to celebrate than with our bees and blooms in the gardens this month, many of which weren’t here two years ago....
Pacific-slope Flycatcher – The Third Time’s a Charm!
For the last two years we’ve had a pair of Pacific-slope Flycatchers (Empidonax difficilis) that, for reasons known only to them, insist on building nests on the house that seem doomed to failure. Last spring, the pair nested on top of our porch light. The female...
Lotus scoparius
Lotus scoparius, also known as Deerweed or California Broom, is a short-lived perennial member of the legume family (Fabaceae), and native to much of California. Growing at elevations below 5000 feet this wild-looking sub-shrub has an open, and airy informal habit....
Clinopodium douglasii
Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii) is a trailing member of the Lamiaceae (mint) family, and is commonly found growing at low elevations at the edges of California’s coastal woodlands. We had first noticed this trailing plant during a winter walk on the...
Aesculus californica
The California Buckeye (Aesculus Californica) is endemic to California. A member of the Horse Chestnut family, it is found below 4,000 feet in elevation throughout much of the State. In the northern part of its range it typically grows as a large multitrunked...
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