Baja California, July 2010

Buckwheat and Grass

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Shaw's Agave

Agave shawii

Bird's Nest

In Cylindroptunia californica

Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Skunkweed

Navarretia hamata

Tarantula Wasp on Milkweed

Asclepias subulata

Dirt Road

in excellent condition.

Fault

Crack in the earth.

Coastal Fog

Provides water in dry area.

Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii

More Fog

And More Fog

Yellow Comp

Hazardia species

Streambed

Dams are changing hydrology.

Changes

And lots of land is being cleared.

Cleared Land

Weeds replace habitat when veg is cleared.

Cactus

Stenocereus

More Cactus

Myrtillocactus cochal

Lotus

Vernal Pool

Frog

Drying mud of vernal pool.

Vernal Pool

Kids at Work

Beach

From 106 degrees to 66

Dolphins!

Beach

Beach

Up the Mountain

On Top

To Do in the Garden:

  • Sit in a comfortable chair with a glass of iced tea!

Wild Suburbia Blog

Barbara Eisenstein is a California native plant gardener and horticulturist. She lives in South Pasadena and gardens with her dog, Milo, though he usually just lays in the dirt and gets sunburned. Until recently she ran the Native Plant Garden Hotline at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and is now an RSABG Research Associate. Check out her blog by clicking on the title of the box directly above this.