Lots of Rain in 2017

December, January and now February have been very wet. See the data above, measured at Heritage Creek Preserve on campus, to appreciate how different this year is.

We can expect more radical climate patterns in the future.  So the last 5 year's drought - and this year's rain - are becoming the new normal.   Visit Heritage Creek, and the native plant gardens on campus, to see how well the California natives are coping with climate change. 

Rain and Sun in Heritage Creek

The rains in Heritage Creek have stimulated many plants back to life .  Sun after the rain brings out many local creatures.  Come sit awhile and enjoy a bit of nature on campus.

Northern Mockingbird surveys his territory.

 

Native rabbits are busy eating the new grass and cheeseweed.

Hedgerow has plants in flower and fruit - lots of birds and bees.

 

A Gardener's Thanksgiving

Thanks and praise for winter rains.

Drought reminds us to treasure, whatever Nature can spare. 

Thanks and praise for emerging seedlings.

Each one a tiny miracle, hope for the year to come. 

Thanks and praise for new spring foliage.

Our spirit needs the fresh green color – our bodies, the sustenance. 

Thanks and praise for native wildflowers.

Their beauty quickens the heart; they are truly gifts to gladden the soul. 

Thanks and praise for warm days of May,

Encouraging plants to grow, enticing us into the fragrant garden. 

Thanks and praise for the fogs of June.

They bring magic to the garden, providing water for thirsty plants. 

Thanks and praise for Mother Nature’s pollinators.

From hummingbirds to the smallest bees, they safeguard the precious cycle of life. 

Thanks and praise for the ripening harvest of summer.

The fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds - food for all the garden’s creatures (including us). 

Thanks and praise for the dry winds of September.

They cleanse the garden, ushering in the tranquility of the dormant season. 

Thanks and praise for the dormant season.

The golds and browns rest the eye, providing a calm background for busy lives. 

Thanks and praise for the creatures of fall.

Insects, migrant birds and countless wee beings, each filling their niche in the life of the garden.  

Thanks and praise for our many human friends.

Their hard work, suggestions, love and donations - an evolving inspiration throughout the year.

 

 

 

Fall Native Plant Sale - November 18 & 19

Fall Native Plant Sale  

 

  When:   Friday 11/18  - 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

               Saturday 11/19 - 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    Where: Biology Dept. Greenhouse (behind NSM building; http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/map.html )

    What:  CA native plants suitable for home

               gardens (trees, shrubs, flowers)

     Prices: $4.00 - $10.00 donation/plant (a deal!)

Proceeds support native plant propagation/restoration

                   on campus  -  Cash/checks only

 

For an annotated plant list see: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/plants-available-pring-2014-plant-sale.html

Plant List –  Fall CSUDH – November 18, 19

 

#	Sent	Common Name	Scientific Name	Notes	Reterned
1 gallon and larger shrubs/trees and woody vines - $8.00
2		Marsh baccharis	Baccharis douglasii
4		Coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis
3		Mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia
2		*Western redbud	Cercis orbiculata/ occidentalis
12		CA bush sunflower	Encelia californica
2		Mock heather	Ericameria ericoides
6		*Rabbitbush	Ericameria nauseosa
4		Toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia
2		Laurel sumac	Malosma laurina
4		Catalina cherry	Prunus ilicifolia
4		Coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia - $10.00
		Lemonadeberry	Rhus integrifolia
4		Blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra cerulea
7		Wild grape	Vitis girdiana
1 gallon perennials/sub-shrubs - $7.00
3		Western columbine	Aquilegia formosa
5		Sticky cinquefoil	Drymocallis (Potentilla) glandulosa
1		Narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium
6		Telegraph plant	Heterotheca grandiflora
6		Sweetscent	Pluchea odorata
2		Feltleaf everlasting	Pseudognaphalium canescens
2		Willow dock	Rumex salicifolius
3		Shrubby butterweed	Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii
8		Bee plant	Scrophularia californica
1 gallon herbaceous groundcovers - $7.00
3		Yarrow	Achillea millefolia
8		Yerba santa	Anemopsis californica
1		Mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	Large pot - $8.00
2		Salty susan	Jaumea carnosa
14		Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum
3		CA wood mint	Stachys bullata
12		* Pacific aster	Symphyotrichum chilense (Aster chilensis)
1 gallon perennial succulents/bulbs - $7.00
4		*Shaw’s agave	Agave shawii
4		*Douglas’ iris	Iris douglasii
7		* Banana yucca	Yucca bacata
1 gallon grasses/sedges/rushes/cattails - $7.00
8		*Dune sedge	Carex pansa
		Clustered field sedge	Carex praegracilis
12		*Showy sedge	Carex spectabilis
2		Common scouring rush	Equisetum hyemale
4		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus
4		California rush	Juncus patens
6		Basket Rush	Juncus textilis
10		Creeping wildrye	Leymus triticoides
6		Small Cattail	Typha angustifolia
Small pots: trees, shrubs and sub-shrubs - $5.00
4		CA bush sunflower	Encelia californica
10		Dune Buckwheat	Eriogonum parvifolium
15		*Rabbitbush	Ericameria nauseosa
Small pots: perennials /biennials - $5.00
10		* Rosy Buckwheat	Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
12		Coastal gumplant	Grindelia hirsutula
10		Telegraph plant	Heterotheca grandiflora
6		*Seaside alumroot	Heuchera pilosissima
2		Red monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis
8		Hooker’s Primrose	Oenothera elate hookeri
20+		Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum
Small pots: perennial succulents - $5.00
4		* Banana yucca	Yucca bacata
Small pots: groundcovers - $5.00 or 5 for $20.00
10		Fog fruit/Lippia	Phyla nodiflora
6		* Pacific aster	Symphyotrichum chilense (Aster chilensis)
Small pots: grasses/sedges/rushes/cattails - $5.00
4		California rush	Juncus patens
8		Creeping wildrye	Leymus triticoides

 

* CA native, but not native to South Bay