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 snaps out of his winter doldrums and joins the world for spring. ‘Bout time Petey. Pollinator gardens are one of the most wonderful...
I meant to talk more about the leaves of Physocarpus monogynus. They resemble the leaves of a currant or a…
What a fun discovery in the desert east of Douglas, Arizona. There is just something about these large spinescent shrubs in the buckthorn family,...
