Mexican Coral Trees, Manzanita Shrubs, Hummingbirds, Venus and the Crescent Moon
Mexican Coral Trees or "naked corals," are showing their stuff this season by bearing and baring scarlet, flame-like flowers on the tips of their twisting, leafless branches. Commonly planted as park and freeway landscaping, this and other species of coral …
Ice Plant, Ceanothus, Low Tides, and a Planet/Moon Gathering
Ice Plant is responsible for many of the carpet-like splashes of yellow, pink, red, and purple we're beginning to see around San Diego. Popular as a ground cover for concealing and stabilizing road cuts or any other easily eroded slope, …
Ocean Temps, Lupines, Tree Heights and No Moon on Valentine's Day
Ocean Water Temperatures, of late in the high 50s Fahrenheit, are finally on the upswing this month as the daylight hours lengthen and the sun arcs higher overhead in the sky each day. It will take about five months of …
Frost-Nipped Legacies, Ornamental Pear Trees, Very Low Tides, and a Full Moon
The Frost-Nipped Legacies of the holiday season's cold spells should not be hard to spot, especially in the inland areas where overnight lows dipped to below-freezing. Look for brown lawns, half-dead-looking avocado trees, and wilted ornamental plants like poinsettias. One …