Summertime is hummer time! Flowers are blooming and hummingbirds are zipping and sipping. Drinking nectar, and consuming a few insects while they are at it. Hummingbirds are Delightful to Watch So many folks love to watch hummingbirds at feeders around their homes. One of my first ever YouTube videos was […]
People in the US have pets in record numbers in 2024, reports a recent survey. Pet owners want to be able let their pets outside to roam the yard, but here in the Southwest there are so many poisonous plants, not to mention stickery ones, plus blazing summer heat – […]
Here in the desert we have a unique species of mistletoe called the desert mistletoe, Phoradendron californicum. It is in a family closely related to the fragrant sandalwood. There are many species of mistletoe around the world, parasitic and hemi-parisitic on a number of trees. All mistletoe plants are […]
Lycium? Yep – that’s the name for goji berries. Did you know we have native goji berries in the Southwest? Goji is a World Wide Plant Goji, goji berry, or wolfberry is the name applied to the fruit of two Asian plants, Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense. […]
Spring flowers are beginning to bloom and hummingbirds are zipping around, collecting nectar. Nectar yes -but also a few insects while they are at it. Entice the Hummingbirds Hummingbirds need more than just sugar-water feeders. Like most animal life, they need a balanced diet of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. This […]
