Last week my daughter got to watch me walk across a stage to receive my UCLA Extension Certificate in Horticulture. I’m so honored to be able to set an example for her to never stop growing or learning. I had never even put a plant in the groun
After taking a much needed social media hiatus, I would like to end the year on a positive note and embrace what lies ahead. The world disappointed me in 2024. I found it very hard to focus on the good these last couple months. However, I feel so gra
New blooms around my hillside garden! 1. Diplacus 'Changeling' (Monkeyflower) 2. Nemophila maculata (Five Spot) 3. Sidalcea malviflora (Checker Mallow) 4. Clarkia unguiculata (Elegant Clarkia) 5. Eschscholzia californica var. maritima (Coastal Cali
My husband recently told me “Planting a garden means believing in the future” referring to all the work I’m putting in now. I thought that was such a beautiful observation.💚🌎🌱 Happy Earth Day . . . #californianativeplants #habita
My first bloom on our massive slope and it’s from my absolute favorite California native, Dendromecon harfordii (Channel Islands Tree Poppy) !! . . . #californianativeplants #habitatgardening #californianativegardens #pollinators #erosioncontro
Baby blooms from my baby garden 😍 1. Fragaria hybrid ‘Pink Panda’ @grow.native.nursery 2. Eriophyllum confertiflorum @neelsnursery 3. Verbena lilacina ‘Paseo Rancho’ @theodorepayne Sourced and planted January 2024 . . .
Sedum spathulifolium (Common Stonecrop) is a dense, compact succulent native to western North America from British Columbia to southern California, where it can be found often in shade in many types of rocky habitat in coastal and inland hills and mo
When your #toyon #heteromelesarbutifolia gives berries, you give them to @canativefloraforthefauna to make jam! Then you bake #thumbprintcookies with said #toyonjam . Happy new year from Mami Natives!!! Orange Cinnamon Toyon Cranberry Preserves Reci
Highlights from yesterday’s plant identification walk in the Verdugo Mountains w Terry Huang @intheterrarium 1. Baccharis pilularis (Coyote Brush) - behind the non-native fountain grass and tropical milkweed, there was this pollinator’s
New backyard playground additions! A gorgeous Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton' (Desert Mallow) from @hahamongnanursery and a tree stump tic tac toe play set I made in collaboration with Abuela @buela1825 🤗 . . . #californianativeplants #desertm
Who doesn’t love a photo of a peacock admiring a manzanita? . . . #californianativeplants #peacock #manzanita
Scenes from Wednesday’s “Birding in the Garden: An Experiential Walk and Talk with Diego Blanco” @theodorepayne I have zero experience in bird watching and thought it’d be fun to dabble… 1. Turkey Vulture 2. Diego in
Clarkia unguiculata (elegant clarkia) showing off for the Anthophora californica (California digger bees)! Two @theodorepayne seed packets sown in January 2023 This plant is endemic to California! Originally native to the central California coast a