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t has been way too long since our last post! Last fall was a very busy planting season, there were orders coming in regularly all the way through the beginning of this year. While that was fabulous for business, it meant that the blog fell to the bottom of the to-do list. The farm received very little rain so far this winter, but a lot of things are still greening up and beginning to bloom. Here are a few photos from the past week:
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| The first bloom on the Ray Hartman Ceanothus |
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| Lupinus albifrons, silver bush lupine, is one of the first flowers to bloom |
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| Calandrinia ciliata, red maids, is another early blooming native that likes disturbed soils |
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| Phacelia tanacetifolia, lacy phacelia |
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| Layia chrysanthemoides, smooth tidy tips |
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| A field of Achillea millefolium, yarrow |
We also have lots of flowers available in plug plants from our
nursery:
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| Our on-site nursery is full of great looking plants |
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| Clarkia purpurea, purple clarkia |
Spring is a great time to plant plug plants. They will need some source of water until they get established. Some of the species not shown that we have include:
Symphyotricum chilens (Aster chilensis), California aster;
Eschscholzia california, California poppy;
Grindelia camporum, gumplant;
Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima, evening primrose; and
Sisyrinchium bellum; blue eyed grass. Please contact us if you would would like pricing or availability.
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| Clarkia concinna, red ribbons |
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| Monardella villosa, coyote mint |
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| Madia elegans, common madia |
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grass fields are also starting to flower:
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| Nassella pulchra, purple needlegrass, from Malibu |
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Poa secunda, one sided blue grass from the
Carrizo Plain National Monument |
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6th annual CNGA field day at Hedgerow Farms:
You can sign up now for our 6th annual California Native Grasslands Association Field Day at Hedgerow Farms on Friday,
April 19th. Please visit CNGA's website for more information and to register:
http://cnga.org/
Hope to see you there!
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| Field tour on Field Day 2012 |
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| Field tour on Field Day 2011. Photo by Phil Hogan |
Photos taken by Emily Allen unless otherwise noted
