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Ranunculus on a Hillside with Native California Plants

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
My middle son has devoted himself to creating a natural habitat with native flowers and shrubs to support insects and the birds.

It is flourishing to the extent that there are many insects, birds and two well fed Red Gawks on constant patrol!

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Asher Kelman: Ranunculus in Native Garden
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Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Thr hillside is very steep, but he has terraced it with redwood blocks of timber and put in drainage and native trees and bushes to hold the soil.

I am proud of his work but I had zero part in it and can claim no credit!

The cut flowers come from a flower truck that delivers fresh blooms to the neighborhood!

Asher
 
Good for him. It seems like a whole bunch of work, but it is wonderful. I thought the flowers were from his garden, but holy cow, you get fresh flowers from a truck. I want to move! :-D
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Good for him. It seems like a whole bunch of work, but it is wonderful. I thought the flowers were from his garden, but holy cow, you get fresh flowers from a truck. I want to move! :-D
I flower shop was going broke because of the pandemic. So neighbors came up with this idea of bring flowers to the folk by truck!

Asher
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
These came by flower truck as a gift from my daughter in law as I had admired her arrangements!

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Asher Kelman : “Dawn”​

Flowers make such a warm joyous gift and only through such exchange to the growers and small stores survive!

So get friends flowers. No social distancing needed at all!

Asher
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I thought ranunculus (little frog) were buttercups.
Of course, you make an important point!

So, indeed, you are entirely correct, Peter!

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Ranunculus is a large genus of about 600 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. Wikipedia

Asher
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Maggie,

I am so proud that my son studied Native Californian hillside ecology, including bushes, trees, flowers, and insects in order to build back “life” in his massive but rather denuded neglected back garden hillside.

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I had zero role in this impressive project. He thus not only improves sustainability of pollinators but also returns a wild ecology to this important hillside.

What a good lesson for us all!

Asher
 
Maggie,

I am so proud that my son studied Native Californian hillside ecology, including bushes, trees, flowers, and insects in order to build back “life” in his massive but rather denuded neglected back garden hillside.

I had zero role in this impressive project. He thus not only improves sustainability of pollinators but also returns a wild ecology to this important hillside.

What a good lesson for us all!

Asher
Those are gorgeous, I am a little jealous! so beautiful!
 
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