Petey will never be a learned fellow, but he’s a pretty nice fella.
Tufted evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) is beautiful wildflower of the uplands. And though seeing it on a summer hike sounds hot and grueling, it does bloom into the fall. If you want one for your own habitat, it is grown commercially, so look for it in a good little nursery. But I do hope you stumble upon it on an early morning hike in the hills.
Petey thinks folks should be planting Desert Broom in pollinator gardens. What?! Explain yourself Petey. Bacharris sarothroides is truly hated by some people. Its...
Petey talks about brown headed cowbirds and their parasitic and intrusive ways.
It’s the way that folks at the Bisbee farmers Market say, “Oh, you grow the bellota.” that makes me think of that common name...
