INSPIRED BY NATURE

A collection of posts that are inspired by nature.

Mason Bee House

by Lisa LeCoump
April 20, 2022March 29, 2023

We just added a little Mason bee house to the garden and stocked it with hollow tubes and Mason bee larva, so we should have bees within days.

Spring Flowers

by Lisa LeCoump
March 20, 2022May 20, 2023

Celebrating the First Day of spring with a collection of photos of spring flowers

Easy Method for Propagating Succulents

by Lisa LeCoump
March 3, 2022March 1, 2023

Propagating succulents is really easy! We wanted a way of propagating them ourselves in order to cut down on the cost.

Flowers at UCSC arboretum

by Lisa LeCoump
February 4, 2022April 8, 2023

FLOWERS AT UCSC ARBORETUM

A Collection of Photos from Our White Garden

by Lisa LeCoump
December 12, 2021March 2, 2023

An Elegant Garden with Drought Resistant Plants

A Collection of Photos of Seabirds In Santa Cruz

by Lisa LeCoump
December 2, 2021March 2, 2023

Seabirds at Seacliff State Beach in Santa Cruz, California

Growing Milkweed for the Monarch Butterfly

by Lisa LeCoump
October 18, 2021March 3, 2023

Monarch Populations are Declining, but Planting Milkweed Can Bring Them Back. It’s important to choose the right milkweed variety.

A Drought Tolerant Garden with a Fall Color Scheme

by Lisa LeCoump
October 16, 2021March 3, 2023

Planting with a color scheme made the garden look more about the colors and less about drought tolerance

The Butterfly Effect

by Lisa LeCoump
October 10, 2021March 8, 2023

The Butterfly Effect Holds the Solution to the Climate Change Problem – Make the right Small Changes and it makes a Big Difference

Planting a Butterfly Garden

by Lisa LeCoump
July 22, 2021March 8, 2023

We are planting flowers to attract and benefit butterflies

“While traveling the world and looking for the best ingredients, we found that many producers who care about quality also care about sustainability. We discovered that by choosing the best ingredients we had reduced our carbon footprint. A few more changes, and we cut our carbon footprint in half! Then we realized that if everyone did this, it would have a big effect on climate change. Little changes add up to something big. Little things matter. We could save the world, one cookie at a time.”

Professional Photographer - Food Photographer, Wedding Photographer. Lisa was previously the Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, responsible for reviewing and enforcing organic regulations and Environmental Protection Agency pesticide use regulations. She also worked for years as an Agricultural Advisor in California, a farmer in California, and an Agricultural Extension Agent in Thailand. She received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from California State University, Chico and studied Integrated Pest Management at U.C., Davis, which involved farming methods that preserve the environment.