{"id":1829,"date":"2024-08-12T04:35:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T04:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1829"},"modified":"2025-07-13T05:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T05:19:59","slug":"apline-sage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1829","title":{"rendered":"Alpine Sage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>7\/4\/25 &#8211; Alpine Sage is in full bloom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1222-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"4944\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1222-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1222-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1222-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1222-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1222-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1222-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6\/14\/25 &#8211; Started to flower this week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"4770\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0824-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"4772\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0913-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6\/28\/25 &#8211; Alpine Sage is flowering very nicely. I rarely water this and it&#8217;s still nice and green<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1160-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"4858\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1160-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1160-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1160-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1160-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1160-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1160-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4\/2\/25 &#8211; This plant gets pruned by the finches on regular occasion, I&#8217;m not sure why they are on it so much but it seems to be a favorite, even with no flowers. Maybe they are going after bugs? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8777-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"3983\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8777-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8777-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8777-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8777-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8777-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8777-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/11\/24<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>This sage has an intense smell after a rainstorm that fills the air a good 20 feet away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6392-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"2193\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6392-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6392-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6392-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6392-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6392-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6392-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9\/7\/24 &#8211; planted about 2 months ago. The smell is amazing! I thought Pozo Blue smelled good, and it does, but this Alpine is on another level. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1956\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5941-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1830\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5504-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alpine Sage at Linda Vista Natives in 2025. This thing is massive! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0648-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"4795\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0648-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0648-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0648-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0648-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0648-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0648-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thick and gnarly trunk on the Alpine Sage above.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"4796\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0650-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7\/4\/25 &#8211; Alpine Sage is in full bloom. 6\/14\/25 &#8211; Started to flower this week 6\/28\/25 &#8211; Alpine Sage is flowering very nicely. I rarely water this and it&#8217;s still nice and green 4\/2\/25 &#8211; This plant gets pruned by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1829\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1213,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1829","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1829"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4946,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829\/revisions\/4946"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}