Ventura Botanic Garden is free on Fridays. And you can take your dog on Wednesdays and Fridays. It’s a very steep site with ocean views all the way up. Definitely a place to return to in spring.
Chrysanthemoides incana
Tag: plants
Solidago velutina
Before leaving Palm Springs, I spent a few hours in the desert oasis of Andreas Canyon on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. There’s spectacular geology, and a permanent creek bordered by dense California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera), the only palm species native to the southwestern United States. Pretty velvety goldenrod was flourishing in the dappled shade. Such a gorgeous place to ‘forest bathe’ before the long drive home.
Datura wrightii
Agave
What’s going on here? A little research results in the guess that this is Agave celsii ‘Nova’, allegedly “rather famous for performing unusual bloom tricks” (ref).
Salvia apiana
Romneya coulteri
I made this page over a week ago; yesterday I saw that the remainder of the plant had disappeared, before I got a chance to dig it up and cage the roots.
I want to plant a lot more natives in the front yard, so I’m going to have to come up with a tactic to protect them while they get established.
Daucus carota
Our neighbour invited me over to peruse her garden for seeds and cuttings. I came home with Queen Anne’s Lace seeds (Daucus carota) along with ferns, tillandsia, and various other pretty things. So I made her a thank you card and dropped it in her mailbox.
Tillandsia
seen on my walk
Have you ever stroked a wisteria seed pod?
waiting again
Another day, another medical waiting room. But this time, the plant is real!
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