Photos
Blackberries are early this year
A warm winter has the blackberries ripening a month early. Sadly there weren't a lot of bees to pollinate the flowers, so the yield will be low this year.
Undercover Tomatillos in the Keyhole Garden
Clearing out spent plants, I was pleased to find several volunteer tomatillos growing. Not sure whether they're purple of green, but I'm happy either way.
Wild Radish: Friend or Foe?
Wild radish is considered invasive here in Southern California, but at least it's edible and its attractive purple flowers draw pollinators to the spring garden
Wild Cucumber (aka: Manroot) on the Fence
This is a wild cucumber (Marah macrocarpa), a spiky member of the gourd family native to San Diego and Baja California. It's a tuberous perennial.
A Misty Autumn Morning
It's been cool and foggy lately, but the November rains have turned what was brown into late autumn shades of green, red and gold just after dawn.
My Wife’s Idea of Vegetable Gardening
My wife let a bean escape into the strawberry patch where it took root, grew up the side of the deck and on to our patio umbrella. Now we have beans hanging.
The Lazy Gardener’s All Natural Bird Feeder
One of the upsides to my signature Lazy Gardener technique is the season means lots of herbs and flowers going to seed and becoming bird feeders.
Baby Praying Mantis
This morning I was taking out the recycling and spotted this bright green, red accented little mantis resting on a plastic trash can liner. #beneficialinstect
Summer 2025 – That’s a Wrap!
The last sunset of summer 2025 captured in a photo last night from my house. The sun's reflection off the Pacific Ocean gave us spectacular orange skies
Water Hyacinth Blooming in Late Summer
Water hyacinths are super invasive so it takes some effort to keep them from taking over the goldfish pond. On the other hand, they are pretty when blooming.