February 6, 2017
Bees N Blooms is Hiring
January 24, 2017
The Critters of Bees N Blooms
Bees N Blooms is home to many different critters. Three cats provide excellent rodent control (and entertainment), and nine chickens provide delicious eggs and fertile garden amendments. The honey bees give us honey, beeswax, and the occasional sting! Silver-Ki, our new little feral kitten we found in early October, is finally being accepted by the [...]
December 14, 2016
900 Lavender Plants in the Ground!
This past week, Bees N Blooms planted 900 plants in the labyrinth. The good weather held for most of the two days we were doing the work, but rain was close behind. Here is our first official lavender plant going into the ground: We cut through the weed barrier on top of the circular mounds […]
December 10, 2016
Red Flowering Gum Trees
Bees N Blooms has been working hard this month to ramp up propagation of Red Flowering Gum trees. The Red Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) is native to Australia and grows well in a Mediterranean climate. It has many qualities to recommend it. This tree is drought tolerant, with gorgeous red or orange clusters of blooms […]
December 1, 2016
Arrival of Lavender!
Bees N Blooms has officially received lavender plants! They arrived from Victor’s Lavender Farm the morning of 11/30/16. We received enough plants to plant the full labyrinth, and plan to do so within the week. This late fall planting should produce a beautiful color palette next summer. Each circle will be planted with a different variety, including Hidcote Giant, […]
November 22, 2016
Thank you!
It’s been a hectic summer, but with the winter rains arriving we’ve finally had time to relax a bit and catch up on the indoor work. As Thanksgiving approaches, we wanted to take a moment to thank all of the people and small businesses that have worked with us to make our vision possible. We […]