Statice--A Beauty in the Garden that can be Dried for Arrangements

White "true" flowers grow inside the papery bracts.

Statice is a drought tolerant plant for your #waterwise garden.  This plant likes sun, well drained soil and gets by with very little supplemental water. The colorful bracts which hold small white flowers sit on tall stalks which can be cut and dried.  In many California gardens, this can be a perennial.

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Cascade of Yellow

Admiring the cascade of yellow flowers, reveals a bee busy at work.

The light reflecting properties of this bee's wings make them glisten in the afternoon sun.

 #MacroMondays

Nothing Mellow about this Yellow

Winter rain plus sunshine equals a hillside of yellow.

Iceberg Roses First Spring Bloom--Abundant and Bee Friendly

Early to work, this bee starts his day at the iceberg rose.

Iceberg Roses and California Pepper Tree

Known for their white color, occasionally the iceberg rose will have a tint of pink to the petals.

Fun Onions

Onion Sets planted 10 days ago have sprouted.

These onions have been in the ground over the winter.

Result of earth, sun, and water.  Wonderful red onoins.

I have onions at all stages in my garden.  If I allow the onions to go to seed, they have a habit of planing themselves.  The result is onions growing all the time in my garden.  The onion sets in the first photo are from onions which were too late in the season last year.  I picked the onions at the size of a small marble.  They wintered in the dark pantry and started to sprout.  I thought I would see if they would produce something if I planted.  We'll see what happens.

First 2015 Artichoke

Look what is growing in my garden.  Here is the first artichoke of the season.  Such a beauty. You have to hunt for the first one because it is hiding deep in all of the artichoke's leaves.