Selasa, 28 April 2015

Sustainable Living: Managing Annual Wildflowers

 Arroyo lupine (Lupinus succulentis) - Mother Nature's Backyard Annualwildflowers are among the most popular California native plants.  An important part of our natural heritage, theyadd unique colors and interest to the spring/summer garden.  We covered the basics of annual wildflower gardeningin a previous posting:  http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2013/01/growing-california-wildflowers.html  ...

Senin, 06 April 2015

Plant of the Month (April) : Tomcat clover – Trifolium willdenowii

Tomcat clover (Trifolium willdenowii) in Mother Nature's Garden of Health‘Acute little wildflower, delicate in appearance’ - this description fits many ofour native annual wildflowers.  But thismonth’s ‘Plant of the Month’ comes with a surprise; it’s actually a clover! This cute little wildflower is blooming right now in Mother Nature’sGarden of Health.  For...