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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Volunteer at Mother Nature's Backyard
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Volunteer at Mother Nature's Backyard. We'd like to keep the garden open as much as possible. If you enjoy plants - and would like to volunteer for a few hours a month - we may have a place for you as a Garden Docent. Gardening experience (particularly with native plants) helpful but not necessary. For more information or to volunteer, please contact us at mothernaturesbackyard10@gmail.com. Monthly Volunteer Days (ages 12 and older, please). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Visiting the Garden: Directions, etc.
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Insect Visitors (Recent)
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What a cute face! Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (. Nectaring on Western Yarrow (. Loves the Red Buckwheat. Gray Bird Grasshopper (. On the mulch - 8-2-12. Sp) is a good wasp mimic. Nectaring on. Busily nectaring on Western Yarrow. Nectaring on Western Yarrow. Nectaring on Western Yarrow. Green Fruit Beetles (. Are very active now, running. Into things and people - 7/14/12. Green Fruit Beetle (. Looks almost black in some. Light Here nectaring on Black Sage (. Spp) nectaring on Red Buckwheat. There was an error...
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Current Photos of Mother Nature's Backyard
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Current Photos of Mother Nature's Backyard. The calendar may still say August, but the garden looks like fall. The plants progress quickly through the seasons in times of drought. The buckwheats are spectacular - wonderful to have the garden maturing! Still many butterflies, other native pollinators and dragonflies. Come visit the garden to see just how pretty a fall garden can be. These pictures are from 8/28/16. Just enough green to keep the fall garden interesting. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Friends ...
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Plant of the Month (August) : Telegraph plant – Heterotheca grandiflora
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Plant of the Month (August) : Telegraph plant – Heterotheca grandiflora. Tall upright plant in foreground. Early August and it’s full-on summer in the garden. Most of our annual wildflowers are long gone. But several local sunflowers add their cheery notes from now into fall. One of these is the Telegraph plant, Heterotheca grandiflora. Telegraph plant is an annual or short-lived perennial native to Southern California and Northern Mexico. The term ‘weed’ refers to ...It may re...
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Native Plants for Butterfly Gardens
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Native Plants for Butterfly Gardens. Plants for adult butterflies:. Http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/south-bay-native-plants-for-butterfly-nectar-111. Plants for caterpillars (larval food):. Http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/south-bay-native-plants-for-butterfly-larva-111. South Bay Butterflies and Their Food Sources:. Http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/south-bay-butterflies-and-their-native-food-plants-111. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Current Photos of Mother Nature's Backyard. Out of the Wilds' talks.
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Mother Nature’s Gardening Brochures
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Mother Nature’s Gardening Brochures. Click on the link to access the brochure. Getting to Know Your Garden’s Soil – 5/2012. Http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/getting-to-know-your-gardens-soil. Http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/growing-california-wildflowers. Harvest Rainwater with a Rain Garden. Http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/rain-gardens-brochure-213. Let the Water Sink in – Through Your Walkways. Http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/permeable-pavement-6412. Mulches: Water-wise and Good Looking.
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Understanding Mulches
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Monday, July 23, 2012. During the hot, dry months from July through September we really appreciate the effects of our mediterranean climate. Watering is foremost in every gardener’s mind and using water wisely is becoming a necessity. Garden mulches can play an important role in water conservation and much, much more! So grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back and consider the many facets of garden mulches. Mulches are particularly important in a young garden like Mother Nature’s Backyard. Water conserva...
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Garden Plan - January, 2012
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Garden Plan - January, 2012. Here is our overall planting plan for Mother Nature's Backyard:. The Water Zone (hydrozone) plan is shown below:. The detailed plans for each section will be slightly altered in the final plan, due to availability of plant materials. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Current Photos of Mother Nature's Backyard. Visiting the Garden: Directions, etc. Your Gardening Calendar - August. Gallery of Native Plants. Where to buy native plants. Mother Nature’s Gardening Brochures. View my com...
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Water-wise Gardening Tip: Save Water with Water Zone (Hydrozone) Gardening
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Thursday, April 26, 2012. Water-wise Gardening Tip: Save Water with Water Zone (Hydrozone) Gardening. Outdoor water use accounts for 50-60% of most home water bills. That can add up in a hurry, especially in dry years. To economize is to apply the principles of Water Zone Gardening - grouping plants by their water needs and watering accordingly. This allows you to save water in some areas of the garden (the dry zones) while giving each plant the water it needs to thrive. Your garden’s assets. It also req...
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Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Your Gardening Calendar - August
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Your Gardening Calendar - August. August in the Southern California Garden. Each month has its special joys and tasks in the garden. Below is a suggested calendar for August. Remember that gardening depends on the weather, so tasks, bloom season and activities may vary from year to year. You can download this calendar at: http:/ www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/monthly-garden-tasks-aug. Chilopsis linearis, Clematis spp., Heteromeles arbutifolia, Ericameria ericoides, * Eriophyllum staechadifolium,. Build rais...
