{"id":3673,"date":"2025-03-12T05:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=3673"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:55:49","slug":"snow-flurry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=3673","title":{"rendered":"Snow Flurry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>4\/25\/26 &#8211; This has only been in the ground 8 months and it has absolutely exploded, it&#8217;s the fastest Ceanothus I&#8217;ve grown or seen. It must be very happy where it&#8217;s at. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing the flowers next year with all the new growth! <\/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\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"6623\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5571-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The butterfly bush came back quickly, but the rest of the natives are coming in nice. There lot&#8217;s of sage and a Louis Edmunds manzanita hiding on there too underneath the Dark Star Ceanothus that&#8217;s now finally peaking over the fence. <\/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\/2026\/04\/IMG_5569-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"6626\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5569-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5569-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5569-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5569-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5569-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5569-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2\/14\/26 &#8211; A few small flowers started showing up and the plant seems to be growing very well. It&#8217;s been in the ground for 6 months now. The butterfly bush behind it refuses to die and appreciated the haircut.<\/strong><\/p>\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\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"6028\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-2250x3000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-2250x3000.jpeg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3633-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12\/21\/25 &#8211; Dark green and glossy leaves, no flowers yet.<\/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\/12\/IMG_2838-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"5785\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2838-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2838-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2838-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2838-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2838-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2838-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/23\/25 &#8211; Looking really nice after a few months in the ground. It should get more sun when the other tress drop their leaves soon. It only gets a few hours of sun currently. I will have to do some trimming this spring to give it more light. <\/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\/11\/IMG_2493-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"5680\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2493-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2493-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2493-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2493-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2493-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2493-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8\/16\/25 &#8211; Planted in the backyard along the fence with the neighbors, it should provide a nice screen in a few of years. I replaced the Butterfly Bush that was very old and was 20&#8242; tall. I removed several huge trashcans of that Aloe, it was a massive patch that was taking up some great space that CA Natives belong in. <\/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\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"5075\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1482-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So much more space with the Aloe trimmed back and the Butterfly bush gone. This whole section is CA Natives now. I think I&#8217;ve got room for 1 more plant in this mix, I&#8217;m thinking of planting the Channel Islands Bush Poppy. <\/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\/2025\/08\/IMG_1483-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"5077\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1483-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1483-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1483-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1483-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1483-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1483-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3\/14\/25 &#8211; Close up of the flowers<\/strong><\/p>\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\/2025\/03\/IMG_8240-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"3817\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8240-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8240-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8240-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8240-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8240-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8240-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\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\/03\/IMG_8242-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"3819\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8242-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8242-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8242-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8242-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8242-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8242-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8242-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3\/8\/25 &#8211; Purchased from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindavistanatives.com\/product\/ceanothus-thyrsiflorus-snow-flurry\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lindavistanatives.com\/product\/ceanothus-thyrsiflorus-snow-flurry\/\">Linda Vista Natives<\/a> after seeing a post on Reddit.<\/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\/03\/IMG_8102-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"3676\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8102-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8102-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8102-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8102-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8102-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8102-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8102-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4\/25\/26 &#8211; This has only been in the ground 8 months and it has absolutely exploded, it&#8217;s the fastest Ceanothus I&#8217;ve grown or seen. It must be very happy where it&#8217;s at. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing the flowers next &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=3673\">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-3673","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3673","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=3673"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6629,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3673\/revisions\/6629"}],"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=3673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}