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Trip to Baja

Published on February 24, 2010March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I can’t believe it has been over two weeks since my last post. And a busy two weeks indeed. I was fortunate to be able to join a Rancho Santa […]

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Change in the Native Garden

Published on October 13, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Last fall’s wildfires in Southern California epitomize the changing nature of landscapes. Change can come suddenly through disturbance that accompanies catastrophic events like fires or floods, or it can be […]

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Late Summer Walk at Rancho

Published on September 18, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Burgundy Lace desert willow (Chilopsis linearis ‘Burgundy Lace’) in Cultivar Garden. Went for a walk at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in the late afternoon yesterday. It was pretty hot […]

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Irresistible Monkeyflowers

Published on September 13, 2009March 30, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Is there anyone who does not love monkeyflowers? Even the name is adorable. Given the variety of colors, their showiness, and their enthusiasm for going into bloom – with or […]

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Spring Color with California Native Bulbs

Published on September 9, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Humboldt Lily (Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum) Every year I look forward to seeing the blooms of the Humboldt lily (Lilium humboldtii) in June. The bold, orange spotted flowers sway on […]

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GBBD – August

Published on August 17, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

From GBBD – August Here we are again in the middle of the month and I am late with my post of what’s blooming in my garden in August (Garden […]

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GBBD – July

Published on July 16, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Better late than never. Rushing to post some of the plants that are flowering in my garden today for the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – July that is run by […]

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Garden Textures

Published on May 27, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

The parkway garden continues to wind down. Now the long graceful flowering stems of the grasses take the limelight. After walking Milo this morning I just had to run inside […]

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Parkway Garden Will Stay – for now

Published on May 19, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Many of you followed the story of the city citation for my wildflower parkway garden. If you didn’t you can read about it here. To make a long story short, […]

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Wildflower Season Passes

Published on May 15, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Each year the wildflowers are spectacular. In mid-May they are still blooming in many parts of the state, but in my southern California garden most are past their peak. The […]

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