Yes, it’s hot in So Cal today. We’ve been having a bit of a Santa Ana condition so it’s been pretty warm. I felt sorry for my drought tolerant plants in the back yard so I gave them a good soak yesterday. It’s a little early in the season to be this hot. Nobody’s drooping Read More…
Category: Southern California
Batton Down the Hatches! The Santa Ana Winds are in Town!
Yikes! Anyone living in the Los Angeles basin is enjoying the Santa Ana winds right now. Yes, it IS over 70 degrees outside, but it’s the winds that get you. It’s like being in a wind tunnel that has a glitch in the system. One minute it’s 70 mph wind gusts, then it’s quiet. The Read More…
The plum tree rocks
The plum tree is still alive! Woo Hooo!!!! I love the plum tree in my yard. It is about 40 years old. It was probably planted when the house was built. Over the years it has provided dark purple, sweet plums for all the families living here. A few years ago a man drove by Read More…
Newest addition to the family a variegated portulacaria succulent plant
Here’s my new baby, a variegated portulacaria, also called baby jade, or elephant food. Normally these succulent plants are lime green with brown stems. This little cutie has has white edges with a little red here and there. I’m working on a new portulacaria succulent plant page for main website so I just HAD to Read More…