We the people need to get to work solving these problems - we cannot afford to sit around and wait for corrupt governments to save us

Toyon and purple sage creating their own nice composition among the seas of invasive mustard at Chino Hills State Park. These are a couple of the intimately adapted plant species that have been growing here in these… instagram.com/p/B5_hjeCA4Ht/…

My ‘Parfianka’ pomegranate from the wonderful folks at lagunahillsnursery going to sleep even for this very mild winter. Being as how I had never been able to grow pomegranates in frozen-winter New England, I never… instagram.com/p/B6JOhQpg4DD/…

The back slope of my backyard - all southern California native plants absolutely thriving now. 6 months ago there were zero native plants anywhere in my yard or my entire neighborhood. Now there are over 90… instagram.com/p/B8y_1PrABgn/…

I’m very impressed with this purple sage (Salvia leucophylla) cultivar ‘Point Sal’. This very tough southern California native groundcover is certainly growing and flowering abundantly now after being planted only… instagram.com/p/B8zStaQHI9s/…

Brittlebush - aka Encelia farinosa - southern California native desert plant out in my front yard gravel-mulched desert section. Hard to believe this is winter! ❄️ @ Yorba Linda, California instagram.com/p/B84I4mKg-In/…

‘Dark Star’ Ceanothus in full bloom yesterday up at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden - California’s native garden! @ Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden instagram.com/p/B9PAaDPA1Sw/…

The very first poppy flower in my yard - right out front in its home along the right side dry streambed. (Yesterday before the rain arrived - the streambed isn’t actually dry now!). Many more poppy flowers to come… instagram.com/p/B9prmzrg1ik/…

The dry streambed out front is full again! And after some hours it will be dry again. The amount of rain water this one feature must be sinking into the ground over these multiple rain events is easily in the… instagram.com/p/B9uxuosAnEm/…

‘Margarita BOP’ foothill penstemon makes an endearing combination with orange monkeyflower in a narrow sunny space #penstemonheterophyllus #penstemonmargaritabop #diplacusaurantiacus @ Yorba Linda, California instagram.com/p/B9xkEWnAmQT/…

A beautiful gesture by one of my neighbours in Ajax amid the chaos and uncertainty. Always take time to think of others #COVID19ON

My garden at home today - just about all there is to enjoy currently. Plants sure have the right idea. Thanks to Tree of Life Nursery for just about every one of the 100+ native species growing here in my yard now.… instagram.com/p/B-Ah0wWgT7G/…

Took a walk up into the Santa Ana Mountains today - so lush and green the new growth especially among all the burned trunks all over. There was a big fire all up through this canyon recently. This is mostly in the… instagram.com/p/B-D8T8OAefr/…

Lupine season here in southern California! I’m pretty sure these are native lupines but there are so many different species around here I haven’t yet taken the time to start figuring out most of them yet. Seems… instagram.com/p/B-RAdVrAf6P/…

‘Joyce Coulter’ ceanothus I planted from a one-gallon container last November and which is now growing and flowering like crazy #joycecoulterceanothus #wildlilac #californianativeplants #nativegroundcovers

Collinsia heterophylla - known as “Chinese houses” for the structure of its inflorescence. Native California annual wildflower next to one of my rainwater-infiltrating dry streambeds. This is a little one I… instagram.com/p/B-VPk99ACQD/…

Margarita BOP Penstemon, orange monkeyflower, and some CA poppies and arroyo lupines showing off along the sidewalk out front of mi casa. California native flowers are INCREDIBLE!

I almost couldn’t believe my eyes but ALREADY we have monarch caterpillars - right outside the front door! This demonstrates that ecosystems can return - especially if we help. 🌱🐛🦋 #danausplexippus #monarchbutterfly… instagram.com/p/B-gHdCUgLIp/…

Clockwise from top L - various native flowers around my yard today: 1. California poppies in their glory 2. Wooly blue curls 3. ‘Joyce Coulter’ Ceanothus 4. Chinese houses

Few sights bring me more joy than seeing these dry stream channels full. This is after about 1/2” of precious rain today & 100s of gallons of water saved from the drain. Time for many more of these wouldn’t you agree? #permeablelandscape #ecologicallandscaping #paradigmshift