I have made another short motion video - this time about Matilija Poppies 🌼
Hope you like it! I'm having fun learning After Effects 💖
#GrowNativePlants #MatilijaPoppy #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
I have made another short motion video - this time about Matilija Poppies 🌼
Hope you like it! I'm having fun learning After Effects 💖
#GrowNativePlants #MatilijaPoppy #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
An individual Coast Live Oak is essentially a skyscraper for local wildlife
They support:
Over 300 species of animals
Thousands of insect species, including the California Sister butterfly 🦋
#grownativeplants #thenativeguild #coastalliveoak #pollinatorgarden #nativetrees
An individual Coast Live Oak is essentially a skyscraper for local wildlife
They support:
Over 300 species of animals
Thousands of insect species, including the California Sister butterfly 🦋
#grownativeplants #thenativeguild #coastalliveoak #pollinatorgarden #nativetrees
I've been learning motion design to enhance my support of native plants.
Starting with the California Poppy, here's a tidbit of interesting information about the little beauty 😍
#californiaPoppy #grownativeplants #thenativeguild
I've been learning motion design to enhance my support of native plants.
Starting with the California Poppy, here's a tidbit of interesting information about the little beauty 😍
#californiaPoppy #grownativeplants #thenativeguild
They used the leaves to make a medicinal tea for treating lung congestion and sore throats⚕️
#GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #HummingbirdSage
They used the leaves to make a medicinal tea for treating lung congestion and sore throats⚕️
#GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #HummingbirdSage
Indigenous Californians used the flowers and seed pods as a gentle soap for centuries
Pick a small cluster of blossoms
Add a little water and rub your hands together
Result: It creates a natural, fragrant lather!
#GrowNativePlants #Ceanothus #TheNativeGuild
Indigenous Californians used the flowers and seed pods as a gentle soap for centuries
Pick a small cluster of blossoms
Add a little water and rub your hands together
Result: It creates a natural, fragrant lather!
#GrowNativePlants #Ceanothus #TheNativeGuild
My favorite💖 native plant.
It smells soooo good and is always teaming with pollinators! 🦋🐝🐞
#PollinatorGarden #ClevelandSage #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
My favorite💖 native plant.
It smells soooo good and is always teaming with pollinators! 🦋🐝🐞
#PollinatorGarden #ClevelandSage #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
They grab onto a flower & vibrate their flight muscles at a high-pitched middle C frequency, shaking the pollen loose
Without it, many of our favorite native plants wouldn't be able to reproduce!
#GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #Bumblebees #PollinatorGarden
They grab onto a flower & vibrate their flight muscles at a high-pitched middle C frequency, shaking the pollen loose
Without it, many of our favorite native plants wouldn't be able to reproduce!
#GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #Bumblebees #PollinatorGarden
They are a perfect example of the Fibonacci sequence in nature
Their leaves grow in a tight spiral pattern that ensures every single leaf gets maximum exposure to sunlight and channeled water without shading out the ones below it
#GrowNativePlants #Dudleya #TheNativeGuild
They are a perfect example of the Fibonacci sequence in nature
Their leaves grow in a tight spiral pattern that ensures every single leaf gets maximum exposure to sunlight and channeled water without shading out the ones below it
#GrowNativePlants #Dudleya #TheNativeGuild
Clusters of bright red berries feed mockingbirds, robins, cedar waxwings, coyotes, and even bears
Its bright red winter berries once covered the hills around Los Angeles so vividly that early settlers called the area the holly woods
#GrowNativePlants #Toyon #TheNativeGuild
Clusters of bright red berries feed mockingbirds, robins, cedar waxwings, coyotes, and even bears
Its bright red winter berries once covered the hills around Los Angeles so vividly that early settlers called the area the holly woods
#GrowNativePlants #Toyon #TheNativeGuild
They are:
Easy to grow
Attract pollinators
Their succulent-like stems store water
Require very little maintenance
Bloom reliably in cool spring weather
So beautiful that British gardeners help spread their popularity
#GrowNativePlants #TidyTips #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
They are:
Easy to grow
Attract pollinators
Their succulent-like stems store water
Require very little maintenance
Bloom reliably in cool spring weather
So beautiful that British gardeners help spread their popularity
#GrowNativePlants #TidyTips #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
#PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #Invertebrates #Manzanita #Bumblebee #NativePlants
#PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #Invertebrates #Manzanita #Bumblebee #NativePlants
🦋Western Monarch Count: www.inaturalist.org
🐝Bumble Bee Atlas: www.bumblebeeatlas.org
🌿Free Habitat Kits: xerces.org/pollinator-c...
#PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
🦋Western Monarch Count: www.inaturalist.org
🐝Bumble Bee Atlas: www.bumblebeeatlas.org
🌿Free Habitat Kits: xerces.org/pollinator-c...
#PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
🍂Leave the Leaves: Many native bees and butterfly larvae overwinter in leaf litter
🐝Save the Stems: many solitary bees nest inside hollow stems
Bare Dirt is Good: About 70% of California’s native bees nest underground
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
🍂Leave the Leaves: Many native bees and butterfly larvae overwinter in leaf litter
🐝Save the Stems: many solitary bees nest inside hollow stems
Bare Dirt is Good: About 70% of California’s native bees nest underground
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
Thank you for the support and everyone's kindness on this platform💖
#HappyNewYear #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
Thank you for the support and everyone's kindness on this platform💖
#HappyNewYear #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
A Walking Stick insect - the living "phantom"
If you see one, it’s a sign that your garden's ecosystem is healthy and pesticide-free!
#TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #WalkingStickInsect #StickInsects
A Walking Stick insect - the living "phantom"
If you see one, it’s a sign that your garden's ecosystem is healthy and pesticide-free!
#TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #WalkingStickInsect #StickInsects
Check out these two extremely helpful resources (especially if you live in California):
Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens
sbbotanicgarden.org
and
Homegrown National Park
homegrownnationalpark.org
#GrowNativePlants #HomegrownNationalPark #SBBotanicGarden #TheNativeGuild
Check out these two extremely helpful resources (especially if you live in California):
Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens
sbbotanicgarden.org
and
Homegrown National Park
homegrownnationalpark.org
#GrowNativePlants #HomegrownNationalPark #SBBotanicGarden #TheNativeGuild
🌧️When heavy rain hits—like what we just experienced—native plants act as a natural buffer by stabilizing the soil and creating channels for the water to soak into
This reduces runoff pollution💖
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
🌧️When heavy rain hits—like what we just experienced—native plants act as a natural buffer by stabilizing the soil and creating channels for the water to soak into
This reduces runoff pollution💖
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
This shift is happening at both the household level and through community restoration projects💖
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
This shift is happening at both the household level and through community restoration projects💖
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
It's a vital strategy to combat soil degradation, conserve water, and bolster biodiversity, and it’s increasingly being adopted across the state
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
It's a vital strategy to combat soil degradation, conserve water, and bolster biodiversity, and it’s increasingly being adopted across the state
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
💦Homeowners across the state are “ripping out their thirsty grass lawns and replacing them with beautiful native plants that need far less water,” driven by drought, water costs, and environmental awareness💖
#GrowNativePlants #PolliinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
💦Homeowners across the state are “ripping out their thirsty grass lawns and replacing them with beautiful native plants that need far less water,” driven by drought, water costs, and environmental awareness💖
#GrowNativePlants #PolliinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
☀️For the Chumash, the winter solstice marks the "Day of the New Sun" - when the "Old Sun" is pulled back from the brink of darkness to ensure the return of longer days
🌿Several native plants, shrubs & trees are involved, including Toyon
#Toyon #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
☀️For the Chumash, the winter solstice marks the "Day of the New Sun" - when the "Old Sun" is pulled back from the brink of darkness to ensure the return of longer days
🌿Several native plants, shrubs & trees are involved, including Toyon
#Toyon #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
🐝Pollinator Magnet - full of pollen
💦🦌Drought & Dear Resistance
🌿Erosion Control - with aggressive spreading rhizomes
🌼Dramatic Focal Point - 6' to 8' high & wide with spectacular blooms
#MatilijaPoppy #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
🐝Pollinator Magnet - full of pollen
💦🦌Drought & Dear Resistance
🌿Erosion Control - with aggressive spreading rhizomes
🌼Dramatic Focal Point - 6' to 8' high & wide with spectacular blooms
#MatilijaPoppy #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
These flowers always make me happy 😍
🌼 The Magnificent Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)
open.substack.com/pub/ginaradu...
#MatilijaPoppy #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
These flowers always make me happy 😍
🌼 The Magnificent Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)
open.substack.com/pub/ginaradu...
#MatilijaPoppy #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
This isn’t just a research effort
It’s an URGENT, high-tech intervention to save a species currently proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act
swmonarchs.org/ProjectMonar...
#ProjectMonarch #HelpSaveMonarchs #MonarchButterfly #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
This isn’t just a research effort
It’s an URGENT, high-tech intervention to save a species currently proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act
swmonarchs.org/ProjectMonar...
#ProjectMonarch #HelpSaveMonarchs #MonarchButterfly #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
We can help them🌿
youtu.be/RbphlOI72yY?...
#ProjectMonarch #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild #MonarchButterfly #EndangeredMonarchs
We can help them🌿
youtu.be/RbphlOI72yY?...
#ProjectMonarch #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild #MonarchButterfly #EndangeredMonarchs