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California Gold…

Posted on October 8, 2021 by admin

Goldenrod, that is! With a touch of anise basil and Wild Magic basil too!

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ASILOMAR: Then & Now

Posted on September 3, 2021 by admin

A foggy weekend… canvas for blossoms… memories blooming for five years… feels like forever… a happy place for the soul…. citinerary to be continued…

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TAHOE LOVE

Posted on September 1, 2021 by admin

Browsing through the many Tahoe memories… Caldor Fire… fire, fire, go away…

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SHORT HIKE: Purisima Creek Redwoods

Posted on July 11, 2021 by admin

Short hike… albino surprise… ocean spray.

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2. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Posted on June 21, 2021 by admin

Zoo tickest gone… day switch in the itinerary… playful Santa Barbara Botanic Garden… Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach not… Belated UCSB visit… Labyrinth… back to Santa Barbara… Shelfish Company… albacore over rice… aMAZE-ing 🙂

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Mimulus ‘Eleanor’

Posted on May 27, 2021 by admin

Last native before the heat is on… hope this monkeyflower will make it… adding the Red Bush Monkeyflower to the wishlist… you know, for the butterflies

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Achillea millefolium trio…

Posted on May 15, 2021 by admin

… ‘Black Butte‘… ‘Lost Coast‘… ‘Sonoma Coast‘!

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PLANT TRAVEL: Canyon Gray, Lost Coast, Anchor Bay…

Posted on May 11, 2021 by admin

Since ‘David’s Choice’ was missing the artemisia fragrance I travelled back to the nursery for the ‘Canyon Gray’… only to find the Achillea ‘Lost Coast‘ for the butterfly b&b… and add the Ceanothus gloriosus ‘Anchor Bay’ on the plant travel … Continue reading →

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Artemisia!

Posted on May 7, 2021 by admin

For this year’s Mother’s Day the choice is clear… Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’ Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’ (Coastal Sagewort) – A vigorous, dense, low growing evergreen perennial with finely divided soft silver-gray foliage that grows to 1 foot tall by … Continue reading →

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ANNIVERSARY: Sea Ranch

Posted on April 18, 2021 by admin

The Sea Ranch in April… starting the trip early brings an extra day feeling… bright & crisp weather… wildflowers… walk by the Del Mar Landing Marine Reserve… to Salal Creek… sunset by the ocean… a beautiful half day that feels … Continue reading →

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