succulence
One of the halls in San Diego’s Balboa Park almost always seems to have a plant show dedicated to one group of plant or another. This past weekend it was the turn for cactus and succulents, courtesy the San Diego… Read More »succulence
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all shook up
Visitors to this part of the UCSD campus won’t forget that California is Earthquake country. Set at the edge of a walkway next to the landscaping are these pillars that have undergone simulated tremors on a jumbo shake table that… Read More »all shook up
distractions, distractions
I’ve been MIA from reading my favorite garden blogs, and I’ve been AWOL from posting. You know the story…life happens. At least the first distractions was garden-related. I posted this photo months ago. It’s of the backside of an outdoor… Read More »distractions, distractions
visiting crestridge
For today’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day I’m doing something a little different. My garden looks a lot like it has in recent posts, so I thought I’d take you along on a tour last weekend of Crestridge Ecological Preserve, in… Read More »visiting crestridge
mutant primrose
I’m almost ready to blame this freaky mutant on fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi reactor disaster. On my way to the office, several times a week, I walk past a cultivated patch of Hooker’s evening primrose, Oenothera elata. A few… Read More »mutant primrose
monkeyflower spectrum
Yesterday I went out to Crestridge Ecological Preserve, about a half hour’s drive from coastal San Diego. There will be lots of photos from the trip, but here’s a little panorama to get started, featuring the common sticky monkeyflower, Mimusus… Read More »monkeyflower spectrum
survey season
This spring I’ve helped out with a couple plant surveys organized by the local CNPS chapter. There are plenty of plants in the county and relatively few people to survey them, so the chapter picks a plant or group of… Read More »survey season
california native plant week, the cartoon
Here’s a little cartoon I whipped up this morning on Xtranormal, the site that lets you create and distribute your own animations without needing to really know what you’re doing. (When it comes to CGI, that pretty much describes me…)… Read More »california native plant week, the cartoon
california native plant week!
It’s here! California Native Plant Week! (Actually it’s been here since Monday, but life has intruded on my marking the occasion appropriately… I’ll have a few more posts on the topic, stretching out the official week to a few extra… Read More »california native plant week!
walk on by
Yellow, white, blue, lavender, pink…The front garden is crazy strident right now and I like it. The floral chaos is concentrated along the sidewalk in front of the house, where the plants present themselves at eye-level for anyone walking by.… Read More »walk on by