Magical Helleborus for Me

Even in the cold months I love to go out into the garden and snoop around to see what is happening with the plants and bugs. I have a tendency to be neglectful during the holidays, but once January hits I am planning my next big project for the yard. This year we are...

Luther Burbank Home & Gardens

The third local garden the boys and I explored was the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, located in downtown Santa Rosa, CA. “Where world-renowned horticulturist, Luther Burbank, lived and experimented with plants for most of his 50-year career.” I really...

Quarryhill Botanical Gardens

A very popular local magazine had published the “40 Best Ways To Celebrate Summer” in their July/ August issue. I love this magazine. We live in an area that people travel from all over the world to visit, and I only know about Target & Costco. This...

Lessons Learned… Probably Not

I will start out this story by first saying that my poor sweet pup Casper is just fine. Happy and healthy. Now we can proceed without worry. I knew it was going to happen. Casper eats everything. How he hasn’t been rushed to the emergency vet yet is truly a miracle....

The Bee Was Rambo

I should not be so excited that I got a new vacuum, but I am. I think this is the sign that I need to add a little more excitement to my life. Nothing that keeps me up past 7:30pm though. I’m not crazy. I know what you are thinking, “What about the excitement of being...

Where Are You Bees???

I think my dreams of having a swarm of bees move into my bee boxes is not going to happen this year. I keep hearing about everyone else getting one without even trying. All the bee friendly planting I did just wasn’t enough. WAAAA!! I can’t complain too much though,...

You’re Not On The List

I am not a fan of the rain, but I am hoping that when the sun comes out it will be a second chance at catching a swarm of bees. I am hearing from other people that the swarms are out there and they have caught a few, but my two bait boxes are being completely ignored....

Bees & Baby Seals

I will start by saying I have not used weed killer in a few years because it is very bad for bees, bugs, and humans. I am not going to lie. I miss it. That stuff would kill every single weed in my driveway like a champ. Spray once and death spread across the cracks...

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