Sierra wildflowers – nature’s accent plants

My recent visit to the Sierra Nevada coincided with wildflower season this year. It was a great reminder of how natural it is to pair trees with companion plants that grow nearby.

Here are some of the flowers and succulents I found among the junipers. If you know their names, feel free to share them in the comments below.

Composite flower

Moss and succulent

Hiro next to a Sierra juniper

Tiny yellow flowers

Lavender flower

Dead juniper with lichen

Succulent

Succulent with dried flowers

Flowers after blooming

Sierra juniper with deadwood at the timberline

Phlox with yellow flowers and succulent

Bay Area Suiseki and Shohin Show This Weekend

The San Francisco Suiseki Kai, California Suiseki Society, Bay Area Shohin Society, California Shohin Society and members of other Bay Area Bonsai clubs are thrilled to present an all new show representing artists from the San Francisco Bay Area.

The event will be held at the Lake Merritt Garden Center in Oakland, California, this Saturday (11-5) and Sunday (11-4).

In addition to the show, the event will feature a room full of bonsai and stone vendors along with local clubs selling trees, stones, tools and other stone and bonsai related items.

I’ll be there with a selection of shohin bonsai and shohin-sized pots (and a few tools) so drop by and say hello if you come to the show!