Look Ma! I’m Making a Wilderness!
So plant a few natives in the yard and call it a day, eh? I wish.
Category Archives: Native Plants
Late Summer at Kenneth Hahn Park
A late summer walk in Kenneth Hahn Park can be a bit dismal.
Murphy Ranch: Nature, Graffiti, Intrigue
Between the multi-million dollar houses of the Pacific Palisades and Will Rogers State Park sits Murphy Ranch where truth and myth blended together.
Succession
“In a few months the wonderful flowery vegetation is in full bloom and by the end of May it is dead and dry and crisp, as if every plant had been roasted in an oven.” –John Muir
The Battle of the Earwigs
We native gardeners are a noble bunch, but we do have a dark side…
About Concrete Chaparral
Like many young environmentalists, things were black and white. Wilderness – good. Civilization – bad. Humankind and Nature were separate entities. But they aren’t.
The Rainforest at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
With each step the bridge sways and bounces. But the canyon it crosses is gorgeous with the Capilano River roaring down below and the forest on the opposite side inviting.
Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa
Starting east of Oxnard and encompassing the Santa Monica Mountains from the Malibu coast to the 101 freeway is the Santa Monica National Recreation Area.
Griffith Park: Losing My Serenity and Regaining It
Though I and my fellow hikers still had our to-do lists and times to keep, there was an invitation to just be.
Milkweed and Unending Faith II
Gardeners are a strange lot. We’re control freaks recreating the Garden of Eden.
Concrete Chaparral 