B to the I to the G.  Ta-ran-tu-la is me. - grid24_12
Big Foot
Big Foot
Chaparral in the foreground as clouds approach the nursery.  A very economical wood frame. - grid24_12
Finally ... water!
Finally ... water!
Penny and Ian throwing together the retail shade area. - grid24_12
Hey everyone! Better late than never. Sorry about the blackout. We're still here! Thanks so much for coming out to the two memorials we had for our dad. It was great to see everyone and talk about plants to plant people.
Hey everyone! Better late than never. Sorry about the blackout. We're still here! Thanks so much for coming out to the two memorials we had for our dad. It was great to see everyone and talk about plants to plant people.
Best seat in the house. - grid24_12
The memorial event in Escondido has been rescheduled for June 8th. We felt that it would be better for us to focus our energies on both locations individually. Sorry for the confusion. Please join us in Santa Margarita, CA on May 24th or in Escondido, CA on June 8th.
The memorial event in Escondido has been rescheduled for June 8th. We felt that it would be better for us to focus our energies on both locations individually. Sorry for the confusion. Please join us in Santa Margarita, CA on May 24th or in Escondido, CA on June 8th.
Bert Wilson.  Native plant aficionado. - grid24_12
Come celebrate Bert's life with us, share stories and buy plants! We will have his many plant selections showcased as well as other Bert worthy species. This event will be held at our Santa Margarita location on May 24th and at our Escondido location on June 8th.
Come celebrate Bert's life with us, share stories and buy plants! We will have his many plant selections showcased as well as other Bert worthy species. This event will be held at our Santa Margarita location on May 24th and at our Escondido location on June 8th.
Here are the principals of the nursery in 1988 or so. - grid24_12
Our family’s beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and mentor Bert Wilson has passed away sud
Our family’s beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and mentor Bert Wilson has passed away sud
Harry the dog is so cool he's bored - grid24_12
Tails of plant stories. Tall tails. .Off the rail tails.
Tails of plant stories. Tall tails. .Off the rail tails.
Paradise manzanita was having real trouble with the drought, and then the cold nailed it. - grid24_12
The drought, watering and do you plant native plants in California this year?
The drought, watering and do you plant native plants in California this year?
 Heuchera maxima, Island Alum Root showing the cold (and drought). - grid24_12
Here is a picture tutorial of many of the plants on the Santa Margarita Nursery grounds.We had 2 inc
Here is a picture tutorial of many of the plants on the Santa Margarita Nursery grounds.We had 2 inc
Horse poop doesn't belong in a planting hole.  - grid24_12
It's crazy that folks want to do nasty things to our native plants.
It's crazy that folks want to do nasty things to our native plants.
We do get cold. This is one of the reasons we can guess how much cold native plants can tolerate. - grid24_12
We got pretty cold this week, how cold were you?
We got pretty cold this week, how cold were you?
Turkey Vulture - grid24_12
What does our online persona portray?
What does our online persona portray?
Harry had a hard day. - grid24_12
The semi-yearly time change is playing with us.
The semi-yearly time change is playing with us.
Sorry, anyone can be a garden designer. Pencil behind your ear , Sunset Western garden Book, and a lot of noisy self-assertiveness. There are some good designers, but  how to separate  bags of air from the knowledgeable ones? Questions, do a little of you homework first. Learn some of the plants, something as simple as a few trees, perennials and annuals. Use the tree name like it's a perennial, the annual like a tree and see what happens. Let the games begin! - grid24_12
You can plant your yard with drought tolerant native plants and probably be fine, not fined.
You can plant your yard with drought tolerant native plants and probably be fine, not fined.
Water fowl at Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo. - grid24_12
Ok, the post is for those of you that want to rant a little about the doofuses out there. Please kee
Ok, the post is for those of you that want to rant a little about the doofuses out there. Please kee
We take your  plant out of a gallon pot, put it into a plastic bag, put into a box, and ship it. The best numbers to fit into the boxes are multiples of  1,2, 4, 5, 8, and 10.  All we deal with are native plants, of California. - grid24_12
The article about South American Ferrets being given steroids and sold as poodles kind of hit home
The article about South American Ferrets being given steroids and sold as poodles kind of hit home
It's September and the fall temperatures are here. - grid24_12
Our fall temperatures are here.
Our fall temperatures are here.
Skunk in the shop trash.
Ok, here is the format we're trying to allow a bunch of images and videos to fit onto the page. - grid24_12
Ok, we've jammed all the images and movies into the plant pages in a way we thinks works.
Ok, we've jammed all the images and movies into the plant pages in a way we thinks works.
Ok, it was 110F for a week, then it sprinkled, then rainbow, then we were in the 30's. - grid24_12
We're having weather that is even weird for us.
We're having weather that is even weird for us.
Lazuli Bunting caught and ate the bug in 3 frames, 1/10 of a second. (There's a drip of water flying by from a crazy gold finch in the birdbath.) - grid24_12
Here is a note from one of our customers requesting help in signing a petition to save the Oakland h
Here is a note from one of our customers requesting help in signing a petition to save the Oakland h
Anyone can take good pictures now with the newer digital cameras. But you have to take off the lens cap. - grid24_12
We need some photos of some plants. If any of you have them and want to donate them to the website w
We need some photos of some plants. If any of you have them and want to donate them to the website w
Broken website or sick computer. - grid24_12
Website was down again.
Website was down again.
One of our help file images  - grid24_12
A simple video about how to use the Las Pilitas website.
A simple video about how to use the Las Pilitas website.
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), out in Creosote  woodland. If you try to plant where these rabbits are, cage the plants until 6 months after you stop watering. AND, do not water in summer or fall  after first season.  Water once in summer and the plant is eaten once, no more plant. - grid24_12
Here is a short note about planting native plants in summer.
Here is a short note about planting native plants in summer.
We're working on the site's internal structure. Trying to make it make some kind of sense.
One of the edges of the sagebrush community. - grid24_12
Here 's where you can contribute your wildland photos. California only please as that's more than we
Here 's where you can contribute your wildland photos. California only please as that's more than we
Your Native Garden Photos
the dreaded fire smoke of california - grid24_12
Smoke signals.
Smoke signals.
I pushed a few gallon containers together so you can visualize a California wildflower bouquet. Native plants are beautiful and can create a spectacular garden. - grid24_12
Here is a simple guide to buying California native plants.
Here is a simple guide to buying California native plants.
A Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli on a telephone wire watching. - grid24_12
Telemarketer calls are driving us crazy!
Telemarketer calls are driving us crazy!
Many of the Ceanothus have yellow leaves before they push new growth. - grid24_12
Yellow leaves on Ceanothus
Yellow leaves on Ceanothus
Pale Swallowtail, Papilio palamedes on a Salvia clevelandii Alpine - grid24_12
Ok, it's gotten busy but I've managed to generate a few things.
Ok, it's gotten busy but I've managed to generate a few things.
Our light snow in February 2013 - grid24_12
We had a very light snow and it doesn't look like it's going to break 40 degrees today even with bri
We had a very light snow and it doesn't look like it's going to break 40 degrees today even with bri
Ceanothus maritimus in foreground, Salvia Pt. Sal in background, and Baccharis Pigeon Point  in the rest of the picture. This ground cover has been in place for 30 years. It gets mowed to the ground about every 10 years and has had no water except at planting. - grid24_12
We get questions like what is drought tolerant, low growing and is fire retardant? A little hard to
We get questions like what is drought tolerant, low growing and is fire retardant? A little hard to
Stop stressing - grid24_12
So much symbolism.
So much symbolism.
Anna's Hummingbird on Penstemon Margarita BOP in a Southern California wildflower garden  - grid24_12
Penny's native plant picks for Los Angeles
Penny's native plant picks for Los Angeles
Some of our books and references. - grid24_12
Ok, I've got most of the pages over into a format that should work on any device, including your pho
Ok, I've got most of the pages over into a format that should work on any device, including your pho
One of the French nursery owners with his foreman showed up here just before Christmas to bring some of our cultivars to France. Via la Mama Bear!  - grid24_12
Why do Californians not appreciate what we have? We have all these cool plants and we plant absolute
Why do Californians not appreciate what we have? We have all these cool plants and we plant absolute
The wind turbines out by Mojave. Notice the turbines are on the ridges not the valley. - grid24_12
A simple guide to windbreaks.
A simple guide to windbreaks.
Harry the dog yawning as he's asking are we done yet. - grid24_12
It would be lovely if things wouldn't fall down or break around here.
It would be lovely if things wouldn't fall down or break around here.
Pale swallowtail on a Western Redbud - grid24_12
Ok, here are 25 native plants for the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys that probably will survive.
Ok, here are 25 native plants for the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys that probably will survive.
Ramona Manzanita starts flowering in November. - grid24_12
Winter is one of the most active times in California, get out of your house and at least explore.
Winter is one of the most active times in California, get out of your house and at least explore.
Moving a stump - grid24_12
Decorating with stump.
Decorating with stump.
Coyote Bush as a hedge looks natural. But man disturbed the area and created a site for the Coyote Bush. Is that natural? - grid24_12
What is a natural plant. Why do people search for natural plants? I'd love to know.
What is a natural plant. Why do people search for natural plants? I'd love to know.
An amature photographer that commonly takes good pictures of wildlife - grid24_12
How can we improve the site? With our limited resources and time, what simple things could we do?
How can we improve the site? With our limited resources and time, what simple things could we do?
Twenty easy native plants for Los Angeles. It started out as ten, but there are so many fun ones th
Arctostaphylos densiflora, Sentinel Manzanita works well as a low hedge or foundation plant. - grid24_12
Ten easy native plants for the Bay Area. From sun to shade, these plants need little or no care afte
Ten easy native plants for the Bay Area. From sun to shade, these plants need little or no care afte
How do these dormant plants know it rained?
A Hammond's Fly Catcher through the back window. - grid24_12
Does anyone know what this is? The fall birds are rather hard to figure out.
Does anyone know what this is? The fall birds are rather hard to figure out.
an old photo of a fence in Carrizo Plains - grid24_12
Our new search results.
Our new search results.
a really cute criminal flashing the cars as they drove by.  - grid24_12
Here are some simple 'rules' of landscaping.
Here are some simple 'rules' of landscaping.
A Desert Cottontail, the gray blob is an Anna Hummingbird chasing a Carpenter Bee. - grid24_12
Here are a few of the little critters out the office window.
Here are a few of the little critters out the office window.
Salvia dorrii in with Artemisia tridentata and Pinus monophylla. - grid24_12
Why we need you to link anything that you use from our site.
Why we need you to link anything that you use from our site.
The Santa Margarita location can get cold. We get snow every couple of years and temperatures commonly to 15F(-10C), historic lows of -4F((-20). Not recommended for open container stock - grid24_12
Plant a little early this year if you wish to stay dry.
Plant a little early this year if you wish to stay dry.
Here is the page manager of the 24 grid that we use to edit the pages. - grid24_12
Here a glimpse of our page editor and how the website is built.
We are primarily a Linux oper
Here a glimpse of our page editor and how the website is built.
We are primarily a Linux oper
An orchard in the San Joaquin Valley. - grid24_12
Do you know your rainfall?
Do you know your rainfall?
Keckiella antirrhinoides, Yellow Bush Snapdragon and Ribes aureum gracillimum, summer dormancy.  - grid24_12
Many chaparral species are shutting down right now. Their leaves start to shrivel and turn brown. This a normal part of their life cycle.
Many chaparral species are shutting down right now. Their leaves start to shrivel and turn brown. This a normal part of their life cycle.
We hug all of our native plants before we send off to you. - grid24_12
Do you like the format I put in the Sage page or the Buckwheat page?
Do you like the format I put in the Sage page or the Buckwheat page?
A back road through Pinyon Juniper Woodland - grid24_12
Ok here's what we do for 'fun'. A short video of a road trip.
Ok here's what we do for 'fun'. A short video of a road trip.
Chipmunk eating manzanita berries. Merriam's chipmunk (Neotamias merriami) - grid24_12
Two days of spare time to figure our something that proved to be simple. A video of a chipmunk with
Two days of spare time to figure our something that proved to be simple. A video of a chipmunk with
Green Buckwheat - grid24_12
It tough being green. Should we do anything with this green buckwheat?
It tough being green. Should we do anything with this green buckwheat?
Apache Plume, Fallugia paradoxa in the desert. - grid24_12
This is really about watering. We have also added movies to the Ribes and Sage pages.
This is really about watering. We have also added movies to the Ribes and Sage pages.
pozo - grid24_12
Pozo Blue sage, survival of the fittest.
Pozo Blue sage, survival of the fittest.
Repairing the potting truck - grid24_12
The month of stupid problems. June is usually a month where we slow done a little and we can fix stu
The month of stupid problems. June is usually a month where we slow done a little and we can fix stu
Our push mower - grid24_12
mowing weeds with a push mower
mowing weeds with a push mower
West of Cottonwood Pass on Hwy. 41 Clarkias are the pink in the distance. - grid24_12
Road rage in other areas.
Road rage in other areas.
Dan Venya at the Visalia drop off. - grid24_12
delivering plants to Visalia
delivering plants to Visalia
What do you get when you put a Racer Snake and Lizard together? Lunch. (And no I didn't do anything but the photo.) - grid24_12
Western Fence lizard and Racer Snake
Western Fence lizard and Racer Snake
Heavy scissors work better than garden snips for cutting the can. - grid24_12
Simple and cheap plant labels out of soda cans, or beer?
Simple and cheap plant labels out of soda cans, or beer?
Is it a Rufous or Allen Hummingbird? Only the males know. The plant is Ribes malvaceum, Pink Chaparral Currant. - grid24_12
Is it a Rufous or Allen's Hummingbird?
Is it a Rufous or Allen's Hummingbird?
Coastal redwood forest with the remains of logging from decades ago that has created an opening in  California's Coastal Redwood forest filled with  Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum), and Elderberry. Please do not steal our photos! - grid24_12
One of the problems we've been working on behind the scenes for months.
One of the problems we've been working on behind the scenes for months.
The flowers on Acer negundo. - grid24_12
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This is for the rants, technical stuff, musings and things we haven't figured out what to do with.
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