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  • Butterfly Weekend

    Butterfly Weekend

    This weekend was California Biodiversity Day 2019 sponsored by the California Natural Resources Agency.  Scientists sought observations by fellow scientists, gardeners and ordinary citizens in mapping plants and animals living in California. In honor of Biodiversity Day, I took a break from my chores and spent some time outside in my backyard with my husband […]

    E. Wallace

    September 8, 2019
    Nature
    birds, buckwheat, butterflies, California, california native plant society, gardening, milkweed, Monarch, narrow-leaf milkweed, native plants
  • Simple Ways to Make Your Garden Good for Butterflies

    Simple Ways to Make Your Garden Good for Butterflies

    Bringing local wild land plants into your garden will increase the number of butterflies inhabiting your airspace. For residents in Southern California, gardening with native California plants can be unfamiliar. Most homeowners appreciate the ease of shopping at their neighborhood Home Depot Garden Center, Lowes, and True Value for plants. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to find […]

    E. Wallace

    September 2, 2019
    buckwheat
    birds, butterflies, california native plant society, milkweed, Monarch, narrow-leaf milkweed, Tree of life Nursery
  • Local Plants Support Bird Life

    Local Plants Support Bird Life

    Even planting a small corner of your garden with locally native plants will help support bird life and butterflies.

    E. Wallace

    August 26, 2019
    Nature
    birds, butterflies, gardening, native plants, wildlife
  • California Buckwheat is a Pollinator Magnet

    California Buckwheat is a Pollinator Magnet

    The Orange County chapter of the California Native Plant Society (OCCNPS) will be giving a free four-inch California buckwheat plant to local residents this October to introduce homeowners to the beauty of California native plants in the garden. Why buckwheat? According to the native plant experts at Tree of Life Nursery in San Juan Capistrano, […]

    E. Wallace

    August 14, 2019
    buckwheat
    birds, buckwheat, butterflies, california native plant society, california native plants
  • More Butterflies in Your Garden

    More Butterflies in Your Garden

    Southern California is home to people and plants from around the world.  Plants from far away lands have been introduced in California and have become so common that many people believe that most ornamental plants are native. Examples of introduced species include Eucalyptus trees from Australia, ice plant from Africa, and bougainvillea from Brazil. These […]

    E. Wallace

    August 12, 2019
    buckwheat
    buckwheat, butterflies, California, california native plant society, california native plants, gardening, native plants, Nature, pollinators
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