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Windy Day Bristlehead
Bristlehead (Carphochaete bigelovii) is a small shrub that I’m not sure I would have recognized without the flowers and bristles. I wonder if I’ve...
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Fermina
Vines can make a landscape so wild and fermina (Cottsia gracilis) is a great addition to a native landscape, climbing up into a paloverde...
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Turkey Vultures
photo credits: Marian and Bridgitte
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Ceanothus greggii
I gathered seed of Ceanothus greggii on a rocky slope in May. Buck brush is what I’m talking about and yeah, it’s easier to...
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Manzanita in Chaparral
It’s hard to believe I didn’t mention the beautiful color of the trunks and branches of manzanita. I must have just assumed everyone knew...
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Toumey Oak
I love Toumey oaks…I know, I said that, but we have several planted at our little homestead. I think if I lived in and...