Oh baby Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’ A shade plant! – March 30, 2010
I only had a few minutes to drive through the park, but here are 3 photos of this year’s Japanese Cherry Tree bloom at Lake Balboa [Map]. This park is in the Sepulveda Basin, near the corner of Balboa and Victory. Each Spring the cherry trees explode with color for just a few weeks. View [...]
Urban Beekeeping 101 – May 24, 2010 California Gardens – Dry Shade Plant Lists – March 14, 2010 California native flowers for full shade – March 14, 2010
A recent blog post at the BackWards Beekeeping site included some photos and this video about capturing a recent swarm. Read “Your Bee Rescue Hotline at Work”
Image via Wikipedia Seen on the Backwards Beekeepers site… Urban Beekeeping 101 Hosted by sustainablesilverlake.org at the Silver Lake Library Saturday June 5, 2010 @ 11AM Talk with Q&A by Kirk Anderson and Leonardo Chalupowicz Kirk Anderson, a local master beekeeper, and Leonardo Chalupowicz, a local green architect and amateur beekeeper, will outline a brief history [...]
Here are a few things blooming in my garden today. Click to enlarge (From Top to bottom, L-R: Cyclamen, Azalea, Azalea, Azalea, Lantana, Azalea)
2010 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour: Theodore Payne Nursery Store – March 11, 2010
My past experiences with unconferences like BarCampLA, PodCampAZ and my own CareerCampLA started me thinking about some sort of gardening/nature/outdoors unconfererence here in the Los Angeles area (or elsewhere). I am totally sold on the concept of unconferences and their ability to facilitate sharing the knowledge we all have with each other and the world. [...]
