by Leslie Cox; Monday; January 20, 2025

Word of the week: entomophily (noun) – the pollination of flowering plants by insects

                             entomophilous (adjective) – (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; January 19, 2025

Learn to be an observer in all seasons. Every single day,
your garden has something new and wonderful to show you.

~ Author Unknown

by Leslie Cox; Friday; January 17, 2025

Always a delight to see flower buds on a plant in January!

Our Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ has masses of buds developing on its myriad of branches.
Soon they will be opening to provide an early treat of nectar for the hummingbirds, juncos,
sparrows and the host of other birds flitting in and out of our garden right now.

by Leslie Cox; Wednesday; January 15, 2025

Another plant ID has been updated in the new format layout with a photo that is now working as it should when you click on it. I have also added a little more information pertinent to how this lovely shrub performs in our Zone 7a garden.

Check out: Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Pearl’

by Leslie Cox; Tuesday; January 14, 2025

This photo is of a Pacific tree frog I spotted in the garden back in January 2019. The tree frog I found under the leaf mulch last week was even smaller than this guy and lacked the distinctive black stripe on the side of its head.

So far, I have been unable to determine at what growth stage the black eye band appears on young frogs but with no luck.