Category: Mediterranean Natives

Dudleya

Told me… There is nothing like Winter Rain If you want to Grow Dudleya succesully, you need to understand, not one plant except tomatoes (they won’t die) will do well in compost mix (miracle Grow and such). They will sell it, because you will buy it. And your plant MAY be fine for a year … Continue reading Dudleya

Between the Moss and the Shrubs

Will you hear Peace. https://videopress.com/v/O1BlCnat?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true California Chaparral among the Rocks It is important to recognise, You ARE a part of Nature. And if Needed… Toyon, California native plant You Can Grow through the rocks. You can learn the quiet wisdom and eternal peace from observing nature. It is poetic. It is beautiful. It is the … Continue reading Between the Moss and the Shrubs

There is only ONE Reason to care about Calabasas.

There is one reason to care about Calabasas

How much do you appreciate the silence?

This place presented me with the greatest gift of silence and unique alternative beauty only an open space can provide. Soda Lake, Where the toxins dissolve in the heat of summer and thoughts drift away into ... Silence These photographs offer a general feel of the soil texture, native vegetation and the area surrounding the … Continue reading How much do you appreciate the silence?

How to set up a small imperfect garden pond.

The best of us call it a Water Feature. But I'll tell you exactly what it is. It's a container (pond container) you buy at your local Home Improvement store, fill the bottom with 3-4in heavy clay soil (you get on a local hike, choose the one where you hike up a mountain, more on … Continue reading How to set up a small imperfect garden pond.

If You break, keep on flowering.

This plant can do it, so can you Silver Ragwort The creation we are looking at here is a Mediterranean native, patina silverish sage colored plant with deep yellow flowers. That is how I see it. They call it Dusty Miller for whatever reason. The plant that I saved from a local Ralphs grocery store … Continue reading If You break, keep on flowering.