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PACIFIC COAST IRIS: Violeta…

Posted on November 19, 2021 by admin

Welcome to our garden!

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DAY TRIP: Villa Montalvo

Posted on November 8, 2021 by admin

In search of a sugar pine… for an art exchange winter holiday project… another view of Villa Montalvo… Creando Espacio… Sugar Bush… Rolling Counterpoint… Four Bridges… to be continued…

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Wayside Manzanita & Coral Bells

Posted on November 6, 2021 by admin

November plant gift… Arctostaphylos hookeri… Wayside Manzanita or Inner Monterey Manzanita… one of the few manzanitas that does well as an understory plant… where it is planted… and a great candidate for a rock garden… thinking of another one in … Continue reading →

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October Plant Presents

Posted on October 24, 2021 by admin

Native planting season… Cercis occidentalis… California goldenrod… Golden Currant… annual wildflower seeds… including the Blazing Star… and some herbs for the fragrant garden… Yerba Buena… Midnight Mojito… Wild Magic Basil too!

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California Gold…

Posted on October 8, 2021 by admin

Goldenrod, that is! With a touch of anise basil and Wild Magic basil too!

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ASILOMAR: Then & Now

Posted on September 3, 2021 by admin

A foggy weekend… canvas for blossoms… memories blooming for five years… feels like forever… a happy place for the soul…. citinerary to be continued…

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TAHOE LOVE

Posted on September 1, 2021 by admin

Browsing through the many Tahoe memories… Caldor Fire… fire, fire, go away…

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SHORT HIKE: Purisima Creek Redwoods

Posted on July 11, 2021 by admin

Short hike… albino surprise… ocean spray.

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2. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Posted on June 21, 2021 by admin

Zoo tickest gone… day switch in the itinerary… playful Santa Barbara Botanic Garden… Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach not… Belated UCSB visit… Labyrinth… back to Santa Barbara… Shelfish Company… albacore over rice… aMAZE-ing 🙂

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Mimulus ‘Eleanor’

Posted on May 27, 2021 by admin

Last native before the heat is on… hope this monkeyflower will make it… adding the Red Bush Monkeyflower to the wishlist… you know, for the butterflies

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