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Planning a Butterfly Garden
Buckeye Butterfly in the Garden © Las Pilitas Nursery Photo courtesy of Las Pilitas nursery The Pasadena Rose Parade is behind us now, but the weather it is famous for remains: clear, sunny skies and...
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California Mountain Lilacs, Springtime is Their Time to Shine
After the rain, the world sparkles. Standing on my front steps, the springtime air is heavy with the fragrance of citrus blossoms. Anna’s Hummingbird looks down at me from the grapefruit tree....
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White Sage of the California Chaparral
White Sage (Salvia apiana) Flowers Get Lots of Attention from Hummingbirds, Photo Courtesy of Las Pilitas Nursery Ah, the sweet scent of Sage in the Canyon~ Nothing says Topanga like the hillsides...
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Last Stand of Summer in the CA Wildlife Garden
Tailed Copper Butterfly Enjoying Nectar of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)Photo © LasPilitas Nursery, used with permission Lizard looks up at me from his perch underneath the Buckwheat....
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Of Currants and Gooseberries
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum gracillimum) with Anna’s Hummingbird, Photo courtesy of laspilitas.com It’s mid-December, hardly the time to think of planting anything, right? But, here in Southern...
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February Blooms in California
Lemonade Berry Bush (Rhus integrifolia) SantaMonicaMtns, Photo Kathy Vilim Lemonade Berry Bush is covered in Bees! Someone forgot to tell these guys that Valentine’s Day is over~ look at all the love...
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Springtime Native Plant Garden Tours
Ocean Friendly Native Plant Garden, Mar Vista, California Spring is coming, and I already have two Native Plant Garden Tours on my calendar! Both are around Earth Day (April 22, 2014), and I can attend...
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Watering Your Native Plant Garden
Ceanothus Celestial Blue, Drought Tolerant CA Native June Blooming, Photo credit: laspilitasnursery.com One cannot love gardening with native plants if they up and die on you. There is nothing worse...
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What Native Plants Will Stay Green In Summer Drought?
Coyote Brush with Butterflies, (Baccharis pilularis consanguinea) Photo courtesy of Las Pilitas Nursery In Southern California, we have a problem: There’s no...
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