“Everything the light touches is our kingdom.” - Pacific chorus frog (probably) Happy Frog Friday everyone! We hope you’re loving the frog photos as much as the frogs are loving these Calla lily leaves!! #callalily #pacificchorus
This Great Northern Horsetail, Equisetum telmateia, was collected in Sonoma County. These are the fertile stems coming up in spring with the first sterile stems peeking up from the soil. The plant is prehistoric—the surviving member of a prehis
Aesculus californica, the California Buckeye, flowers in the spring with showy white flower spikes. Squirrels enjoy the seeds and the flowers support multiple pollinators. We find it tucked in among the other trees and shrubs above our rivers and str
Sambucus mexicana/cerulea, also called Blue or Mexican Elderberry. Attractive, hardy, and easy to grow, the Blue Elderberry is also an important food source for California wildlife. In spring, large clusters of cream-colored flowers attract butterfli
We may not have snow, but we have something just a pretty! Say happy spring to the ever elegant Water Hawthorn! 🤍 #waterhawthorn #watergarden #aquascapes
What’s in the Nursery Wednesday?🐝 You know ‘em and probably despise them…Today’s guest is the Western Yellow Jacket. (Vespula pensylvanica) They can be troublesome in the warmer months when their populations explode, but w
What’s in the Nursery Wednesday? Today we have the stunning shamrock orb-weaver! (Araneus trifolium) These beauties range from browns, oranges, yellows and every shade inbetween. Stealing the show with their large abdominal size and distinct d
You know what day it is! FROG FRIDAY! The American Bullfrog is one of the most recognizable frog species in the US. Brought into California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, bullfrogs were initially imported as a food source for the large