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The fishing pier is a popular destination at Point Pinole, as are the eucalyptus forests and the bluff overlooking San Pablo Bay and the salt marshes. But the…
A California native plant. I wrote about this in “My Artemsia,” an essay appearing soon.
This fuschia plant was present on our property when we moved in. I don’t know what kind of fuschia it might be. It has suffered considerable neglect, yet…
Papaver rhoeas ‘Falling in Love’
Shameless.
Chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens).
This has been a good year so far for the Grüss an Aachen rose.
After many years, our aloe has started to flower. I would have said it was an aloe vera, but according to SFGate, those flowers are yellow. The plant…
Point Pinole pier with toyon bush in foreground.
A dashing new visitor to the garden.
The small north garden has become a favorite bird habitat. The spiky foreground plants are asparagus ferns. The orange flowers are Iochroma coccinea, beloved of hummingbirds, and perching…