Happy Grow Lucky

09/14/2021

Salvia apiana, White Sage
At times, it seems obvious that nature is intentionally orchestrating wonderful specticals.

09/10/2021

Flash plant sale.
California natives!

$10 1 gallon
$25 Deep 4" (T4)
$40 5 gallon

Place orders via comment or private message by September 12.
Plants will be available for pickup in Citrus Heights later next week.

09/03/2021

Eriogonum fasciculatum, California Buckwheat
Native to the southern portion of California, this pollinator attractant can also thrive in northern parts of the state. Always buzzing with life, these small clusters of flowers are long lasting and cover the plant!

08/29/2021

Abutilon palmeri, Palmer's Mallow
This plant is native to the San Diego and Los Angeles area, running down into Mexico. The soft green foliage and dainty, bright flowers contrast brilliantly with other times in the landscape.

07/24/2021

Happy Grow Lucky founder, Mark Shaffer, will be teaching a class on native plants going into fall... Conveniently occurring to just before the best time to plant native plants and Elderberry Farms' native plant sale. Don't miss out!

Native plants are drought tolerant, low maintenance, beautiful and attract wildlife. Get a hands-on introduction to planting, growing and planning your garden with native plants. There’s nothing easier to grow than the natives, but it takes just a bit more observation and knowledge to get them to ...

07/10/2021

Asclepias fascicularus, Narrow-leaf Milkweed
Also know as food for Monarchs, this milkweed is native to most of California including the Sacramento valley. Next time you are at your local nursery, ask them why they don't carry it.

07/09/2021

"A program to give rebates to those who replace their lawns with drought-tolerant plants was doubled this year, offering homeowners up to $6,000."

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Sacramento has embarked on the first phase of a water conservation plan, which calls for it to cut irrigation to parks and greenbelts by 10%.  The city wants r…

07/01/2021

Oenothera elata, Hooker's Evening Primrose
As the name is suggestive of, these blooms are in full show as soon as the sun goes down. The flowers resemble more of a trumpet shape during the morning hours and fade to depleted petals throughout the course of the day. It is a very showy, reseeding biennial that does well with or without water.

05/28/2021

Aristolochia californica, California Pipevine
When your understanding of nature shifts, you can actually hope for insects to devour foliage in the landscape.

05/28/2021

Aristolochia californica, California Pipeline
A Pipevine Swallowtail inspecting foliage for a suitable place to lay her eggs.

05/23/2021

Aristolochia californica, California Pipevine
Tiny Swallowtail caterpillars are emerging from their eggs on fuzzy pipeline leaves. This is a host plant that will nourish the next generation of butterflies until they can grace fields of flowers, fluttering for nectar.

05/16/2021

Not a California native plant but a neighboring species from Mexico and Arizona, the carpenter bees find this Salvia microphylla irritable.