Month: February 2018

Ferry Point, Richmond

In recent decades Richmond has been aggressively developing its waterfront. Brickyard Cove, near Ferry Point, was once the location of a brick-making plant that used materials quarried from…

Stipa arundinacea (New Zealand Wind Grass)

Stipa arundinacea is one of my favorite nonnative landscape plants for our area. I like its copper coloration, its fountainlike shape, its toughess, its low maintenance, and the…

Point Pinole

This is a test of making a post sticky for a tag. At the moment this is only a test. Soon I will elaborate this tag.

Point Pinole Pier

Point Pinole pier with toyon bush in foreground.

Watch out, songbirds!

A dashing new visitor to the garden.

Red Rock Island

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The little island to the left of the bridge is Red Rock Island, the only privately owned island in the bay. It marks the meeting…