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Tassajara Wildflowers - a Special Year!
Firecracker Penstemon `Scarlet Bugler`This year, Mr. Mouse had the good fortune of spending some extra time down in Tassajara. We started with several wonderful wildflower hikes, and spent 3 days at a...
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Happy Summer! And Here's What's Going On...
Jones' Mallow in Late June How fast time goes by! It feels like yesterday that the spring rains made for a lush garden and an exciting garden tour. By now, the garden has settled into its summer...
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Fire and Chaparral - Some Questions
This picture makes it look like our house is up to its decks in chaparral!I chose a dramatic image!Long-time subscribers may note that our blog has taken a break since around early summer. Sorry for...
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Fire and Chaparral - Some Answers
What's wrong with this picture!Muhlenbergia rigens, deer grass, is not the best choice of plantnext to a building in a fire prone area of California. (The fences adjoining the greenhouse are also...
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Fire and Chaparral - Some Actions
The chaparral below our house, after thinning in February (some of the lower bare area was bare before -- it never recovered from thinning we did some years ago)Readers of this blog will know that I've...
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