Category Archives: Wildlife

Who needs mosquito repellant when you have your own bats?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Sue Langley

“The more people know about bats the more they’ll care about them.” Sitting out tonight, while watering, I noticed a few mosquitoes and moths flying about in the half light. I hadn’t realized so much that bats could see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sierra Foothills, Summer, Wildlife | Tagged brown bats, dusk, insects, mosquitoes | 5 Comments

Butterfly Gardening: Living leaves in your garden

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Sue Langley

Butterfly gardeners begin this way….they see a colorful butterfly in their garden and start paying attention. They want to see more so they wait and observe during the spring and summer. How can they see more kinds, they wonder. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Sierra Foothills, Spring, Wildlife | Tagged attracting butterflies, blueberry bushes, butterflies, butterfly garden, purple fountain grass, western tiger swallowtail | 6 Comments

Outwitting gophers in the Sierra foothill garden

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Sue Langley

Gophers and other living garden pests can drain the enthusiasm from the hardiest gardener in the California Sierra foothills. To have your beloved plants eaten from below can be very discouraging. Once, while relaxing on the patio, I came suddenly alert … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Sierra Foothills, Wildlife | Tagged California, garden pests, gophers, preventing pests | 7 Comments

Inviting wildlife into your California garden

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Sue Langley

How we garden Normally, gardeners have only had themselves to please when creating a plant world around them. And that’s one of the best things about gardening, it can be so personal. You don’t have to follow any plan or … Continue reading →