The Greening

Shoots of native blue wildrye illuminated by sun photographed against the dry grass of mid October.                 The Greening This time of year is magical to me. For the last months in our Mediterranean climate, everything has been brown, and the fire danger, high, especially as autumn approached…. Read more »

Blue Wildrye

Gaviota and the silhouetted blue wildrye.  Some years ago we contracted with Judith Larner Lowry to identify native plants on our ranch so we might better understand how to support the unique mix of plants that are at home here. One of my favorite perennial bunch grasses is blue wildrye, seen here silhouetted against the… Read more »