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Category Archives: .nature
Artemisia!
For this year’s Mother’s Day the choice is clear… Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’ Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’ (Coastal Sagewort) – A vigorous, dense, low growing evergreen perennial with finely divided soft silver-gray foliage that grows to 1 foot tall by … Continue reading
ANNIVERSARY: Sea Ranch
The Sea Ranch in April… starting the trip early brings an extra day feeling… bright & crisp weather… wildflowers… walk by the Del Mar Landing Marine Reserve… to Salal Creek… sunset by the ocean… a beautiful half day that feels … Continue reading
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NATIVE PLANTS: Fragrant Salvias
Slowly but surely the sunny side of the backyard was conquered by sages… starting with Salvia clevelandii… Celestial Blue… Pozo Blue… Fragrant Pitcher Sage… Salvia ‘Allen Chickering’… Salvia clevelandii ‘Winnifred Gilman’… Hummingbird Sage… Recreating the primary color trio with the … Continue reading
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SEA RANCH: September Native Colors
CalFlora Sea Ranch Endangered Plants of The Sea Ranch . pdf
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Tagged Sea Ranch, September Native Colors
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CITINERARY: Sea Ranch
Summer ending in fires… many fires… sunset on the go… starry cool night… Blue Sky Saturday tunnel hike… turkeys in the forest… blue ocean views… calm meadow time Meadow hike… beautiful ocean views… clean air… uphill surprise… airstrip history Blackberries… … Continue reading
Posted in .beach, .birds, .geology, .mountains, .nature, .ocean, .photo, .postcard, .redwood, .Sea_Ranch, .tide_pools, 2020.09.Sea_Ranch, wildflowers
Tagged CITINERARY, Hot Spot, Pebble Beach, San Andreas Fault Interpretive Trail, Sea Ranch, Sea Ranch Lodge, Shell Beach, The Sea Ranch Marine Preserve
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ITINERARY: Sea Ranch
0. [9/4]Fri: Bay Area to Sea Ranch – BLUE SKY Hoping for no fires & no traffic… 1. [9/5]Sat: Hiking Day – If it’s Thursday, I’m probably hiking. GEOLOGIC TRIPS: San Andreas Interpretative Trail . pdf San Andreas Fault Interpretive … Continue reading
Posted in .architecture, .beach, .nature, .ocean, .Sea_Ranch, 2020.09.Sea_Ranch
Tagged and return to the Sea Ranch Lodge, Bihler Point and views of Condominium One, Black Point Beach Access Stairs and the Hedgerow Houses, Black Point Prairie, Black Point Public Access Trail, Brigantine Hedgerow, Gualala Bluff Trail, Gualala Point Regional Park, ITINERARY, Moonraker Recreation Center and back to the edge of Black Point Prairie, San Andreas Fault Interpretive Trail, Sea Ranch, Sea Ranch Lodge, Sea Ranch Meadow, Sea Walk Drive, the Esherick House, views to the forest
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CALIFORNIA: Native Plant Week
If it’s April… it’s California Native Plant Week… blooming showers… Lewisia ‘Rainbow’… Orange Poppy… Yellow Canyon… Green Moonshine… Blue Eyes… Indigo Iris… and Violet Verbena. The word iris is Greek for rainbow, a description that fits Pacific Coast iris beautifully.
Pacific Mist Manzanita
February birthday plant gifts… Pacific Mist Manzanita… Oregon Sunshine… and Monardella Odoratissima… hard to resist its fragrance… and all the lovely names 🙂
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Tagged Monardella Odoratissima, Oregon Sunshine, Pacific Mist Manzanita
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NOVEMBER NATIVES: California Aster & Little Moonshine
Achillea millefolium ‘Little Moonshine’ Perennial Solutions: Achillea ‘Little Moonshine’ Aster chilensis ‘Point St. George’ California Aster (Symphyotrichum) chilensis ‘Point Saint George’ New Front Yard: Butterflies love Point St. George asters
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Tagged Achillea millefolium ‘Little Moonshine’, California aster
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CALIFORNIA NATIVES: Birthday Gifts
Happy October Birthdays! Moonshine Yarrow (Achillea ‘Moonshine’) Achillea millefolium ‘Red Velvet’ “Yarrow” Epilobium canum ‘Catalina’ – Catalina Fuchsia Lanceleaf Liveforever (Dudleya lanceolata)