Posts Tagged: poppy
There Is No Planet 'B'
There is no "Planet B." The Earth is all we have. Today, April 22, is Earth Day (an annual...
A yellow-faced bumble bee,Bombus vosnesenskii, buzzes into a barely opened California golden poppy in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Check the orange pollen on this yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
And we have a lift-off! The pollen basket is easily recognized here. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ready for take-off! The bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, prepares to leave the California golden poppy. Both are natives. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarchs and California Golden Poppies: Color Them Orange
Monarchs and California golden poppies...Color them orange...Color them bold...Color them...
Color them orange: A California golden poppy and a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sorry, Bee, I'm Closed for Bees-Ness
A honey bee heads for a patch of California golden poppies. She finds a blossom she...
"Open up!" A honey bee attempts to enter a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Maybe I'll try this entrance." The honey bee doesn't realize that some flowers close for the night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Please, please open?" The honey bee makes no progress. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"You're closed for bee-ness?" the honey bee mumbles. "Oh, well, guess I'll come back tomorrow."
Wildtending Walk #3: Seed Collection and Keystone Species
April's Wildtending Walk at Verbena Fields marked the third of this year-long monthly series. Each...
It's About Flowers!
By Donna Woodward, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One rainy winter day...
White pansy. (extension.msstate.edu)
Some pansies have faces. (parkswholesaleplants.com)
The colors of pansies. (pennington.com)
Primroses pack punch. (holicoffee.com)
Alyssum. (sunnyvf.com)
Daffodil variety. (laguardiacornergarden.com)
Paperwhites by the front door--maybe yes, maybe no! (southernliving.com)
California poppy. (greenmylife.in)