Secrets of the Oak Woodlands; Plants and Animals Among California's Oaks pink

Secrets of the Oak Woodlands; Plants and Animals Among California's Oaks pink"Secrets of the Oak Woodlands; Plants and Animals Among California's Oaks," by Kate Marianchild. Heyday Press, $18. 00. If you are lucky enough to live with California's oaks, you may be patting yourself on the back. The importance of oaks as habitat is being fully recognized at last. Still, recent books on this topic, focused on the oak species of the rest of the United States, are not so relevant for Californians. Fortunately, we have this little

California Native Oaks included on this print:

The flavor first hits the palate with a delicate caramel taste and finishes in a pleasant malty flavor

This fragrant sub-shrub from the mint family

you won't want to go back to any cruder tool

been widely acclaimed as an instant classic

Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii)

or salvias as some know them

Her art is backed up by a lifetime study of all aspects of California native plants

Vegetation: • Coast Live Oak • Maple vine • Poison oak • Californian poppies • Sticky Monkey Flowers • Blue Oaks • Madrone tree • Valley Oak • Willow • Black Oaks • Golden Chanterell

providing an engaging experience for families

"Gardening for Wildlife

The woodlands support a vast number of invertebrates