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...

Gardening for Health: 1. Go Hug a Tree for Health?

  No doubt about it – these are challenging times!   Our cities are becoming crowded, sociopolitical alterations are happening all around us...

Habitat Gardening: Dreams and Realistic Expectations

Habitat gardens provide for butterflies and other creatures Habitat gardening is becoming popular in the United States and elsewhere.   Ther...

Pollinator Habitat: Does One Small Garden Matter?

Mother Nature's Backyard provides pollinator and bird habitat. Summer is our peak insect season in Southern California.   And 2017 is a ...

Valley Carpenter Bee – Xylocopa varipuncta

Female Valley Carpenter Bee ( Xylocopa varipuncta ) on California encelia Mother Nature's Backyard Garden We love the insects in Mother ...