Gardening for Health: 3. Time and Anticipation

Goldenstars ( Bloomeria crocea ) brighten the spring garden. Gardening for health is more than just exercise doing garden chores.   It’s abo...

Plant of the Month (April) : Meadow onion – Allium unifolium

Meadow onion ( Allium unifolium ): about to bloom Mother Nature's Backyard It’s April and California native bulbs are beginning to bloom...

Plant of the Month (May) : California brodiaea – Brodiaea californica

California brodiaea ( Brodiaea californica ) : Mother Nature's Backyard  The parade of native ‘bulbs’ continues to unfold in S. Californ...

Plant of the Month (March) : Wild hyacinth (Blue dicks) – Dichelostemma capitatum

Wild Hyacinth (Bluedicks; Dichelostemma capitatum ) - Mother Nature's Backyard: Gardena, California One of the true joys of spring is th...