Last fall the Garden planted Purple Tansy/Lacey Phacelia along the fence that faces Mt. Diablo Blvd. by scattering seeds. Now the Purple Tansy is blooming and attracting lots of bees!
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It was great fun celebrating Earth Day with an open house at the Community Garden and Learning Center yesterday. We had a good turn out and featured docent led tours, bird watching with an expert from the Audubon Society, a glass bee hive hosted by the Mount Diablo Bee Keepers Association and more. Big plans for this week including digging post holes for the perimeter fence and a work day on Saturday.
Below is a photo of the birders spotting an Acorn Woodpecker (clown of the Oak forest!). You can see a lot more photos from yesterday at our Facebook page.