Learning to See the Beauty of Nature in Our Gardens
Ah, the sweet scent of Sage in the Canyon~ Nothing says Topanga like the hillsides covered in the fragrant Sages. I let my dog run through the Sage bushes, knowing he will come back smelling so good! Right now, I am smelling Sage coming from my neighbor Marcie’s house. Is she burning incense? [...]
Last year (2010) I did a recap of the wildlife biodiversity found in my garden. 2011 was no less an adventure of wildlife biodiversity around my place. I attribute my sometimes unusual findings to the abundance of native plants that I have allowed to restore thus providing the proper habitat for those interesting critters that [...]
So, I notice a small paper wasp nest (Polistes spp.) being built at the only bush that is close to the house…I mean, what’s up with them? They have nearly an acre of other areas to set up shop, but noooooooooo, they pick the one shrub that is next to the patio, a groundsel (Baccharis [...]
I have been observing the Sweet Brier Rose (R. eglanteria) in our beautiful wildlife garden for a month now since noticing the appearance of these clever and interesting mossy rose galls: Commonly called Robins Pincushion, the growths are a result of female cynipid rose gall wasps (Diplolepis rosae) laying eggs within emerging foliage buds near [...]
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