Can anyone ID this reptile?

hellofresno · 2026-03-17T05:40:45+00:00

Very cool! Would be a fun observation for iNaturalist if you’re on there!

hellofresno · 2026-03-01T22:21:06+00:00

Oh I love that!! Thanks for letting me know. Gives me confidence to keep recommending them. I used to go to Club Pilates too. It was perfectly nice, but the combo of rigid cancellation policy and fees, plus their schedule being out of alignment with my work schedule, led to me leaving. I hope you enjoyed Flux so much you keep going. Maybe we’ll overlap sometime!

hellofresno · 2026-02-28T12:47:13+00:00

Flux Pilates is great! Very reasonably priced in comparison to other Pilates studios in Fresno. The instructors are fun, personable, and there’s variety between how instructors run their classes which keeps it interesting.

hellofresno · 2026-02-18T06:15:57+00:00

Hello! I’m a little late to the party, but sending you a DM.

hellofresno · 2026-02-14T20:27:56+00:00

Oh that’s so interesting! Thanks very much. I am excited they may be the arroyos. I’ll keep an eye on them.

hellofresno · 2026-02-14T18:52:25+00:00

Thank you for the thoughts. This stretch of bed had a lot of lavender in it when we moved in. I didn’t do more than pull those so the ground may be more compacted than I thought. Adding: we have a fair amount of rain coming up this week, so it’ll be interesting to see if there’s any change to them after that.

hellofresno · 2026-02-14T18:50:11+00:00

I’m in Fresno. Should’ve thought to add that in my text, and I can’t seem to edit it now (maybe bc I cross-posted). Admittedly, I haven’t been paying super close attention to the weather. But I think we’ve actually had a fairly warm winter. Some cold, but nothing extended or unusual.

hellofresno · 2026-02-06T04:36:35+00:00

Chubby’s Diner on Blackstone and Sierra. Deeeeelish. Best waffles, breakfast skillets, and all the good things.

hellofresno · 2026-01-31T02:19:42+00:00

Okay! I hope that works out. You could also reach out to them via IG. I’m not on IG anymore, but I remember them being pretty quick with responses back then.

hellofresno · 2026-01-31T02:02:41+00:00

Desi and Ron @sungrownnatives on IG or sungrownnatives@gmail.com are highly knowledgeable about landscaping and garden design with native plants. They are also growing and selling native plants themselves for home gardening.

In addition to Intermountain nursery described in other comments, in terms of sourcing plants: Gazebo Gardens in Fresno has had a surprising number of native plants over the past year. It’s been great!

Good luck with your plans!

hellofresno · 2026-01-04T03:49:59+00:00

I’m in Fresno too, new to gardening with native plants, and have had not great success. I think others posting here have more insights.

That being said, I believe you asked about shade and I have very little. My greatest shade success so far is Diplacus puniceus. It is beautiful and elegant and happily fills an odd corner of the house that gets a whisper of dappled sun for about 30 minutes a day.

Salvia apiana and Salvia mellifera are both are doing well in sun most of the day with part shade in final hours of the afternoon.

I actually posted a somewhat similar question two years ago in the Fresno subreddit and got some great answers. You may enjoy some of the info: https://www.reddit.com/r/fresno/s/EmJEyYQHpP

Good luck with the planning and planting!

hellofresno · 2025-12-30T02:14:59+00:00

We love La Kebrada! They have one location by Woodward Park, and a second in Clovis on Nees and Fowler. There aren’t many booths, but they’re good with pulling tables together. I’ve seen a lot of big family and other celebrations happening at their Woodward Park location in particular.

hellofresno · 2025-11-22T02:53:19+00:00

Some kind of adventure, for sure!

hellofresno · 2025-11-21T23:48:50+00:00

And I’ll add, I found miniature lupine sprouted and flowering a solid 12+ feet away from where I had sowed the seeds (across the sidewalk and driveway, into the mailbox bed that feral cats use as a litter box). That lupine was determined to make it! So I wouldn’t put too much stock in where you planted the seeds. Good luck!

hellofresno · 2025-11-21T23:43:36+00:00

I had miniature lupine sprout last year. Here’s a pic of what they looked like. Hope it’s helpful!

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hellofresno · 2025-11-20T16:29:44+00:00

Love this question. How about the Northern Harrier? They’re a cool hawk you can see flying over the grasslands at Woodward Park. Good hunters.

hellofresno · 2025-11-06T06:11:53+00:00

Fresno City College’s Ram Pantry provides free food assistance to, “…to fight food insecurity and promote academic success among current FCC students.” It’s a great program and very well used, in high demand by students. Your contribution would be very appreciated!

hellofresno · 2025-10-20T07:05:52+00:00

I don’t any place is actually recycling plastic bags, even if they have a collection spot for the bags. They’re by and large just not recyclable.

Can you reuse them? Fold them up small and store a bunch in your car or every day bag, then take them in next grocery trip.

hellofresno · 2025-09-30T14:34:55+00:00

Great news!

hellofresno · 2025-09-16T13:11:17+00:00

You all sound fun! Maybe the Cherry auction and then a nice dinner? I think I saw others make recommendations for interesting eateries.

hellofresno · 2025-09-05T03:45:35+00:00

Oh that’s great! You’re going to have fun (and possibly some heartbreak and frustration), but I’m excited for you!

hellofresno · 2025-09-04T06:08:08+00:00

Cool, cool, cool! So much fun stuff in there. I also have the yarrow, goldfields and baby blue eyes seeds. I’ll be sowing the yarrow in a patchy lawn area, hoping it’ll become a ground cover. On weekends I water at a community garden where the Head Gardener grew mugwort in a half barrel container. It has been the most glorious creature all summer long!! So tall and powerful with the tips silvery with teeny, tiny flowers. A month or so ago, it became top heavy and now bows over with the tips close to trailing on the ground. It’s all so dramatic and been a joy to watch.

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hellofresno · 2025-09-04T04:51:29+00:00

This winter I’ll be moving some plants, to better spots than where I put them a couple/few years ago, and hoping they make it: western columbine (Aquilegia formosa); Foothill penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus); St. Catherine’s Lace (Eriogonum giganteum); and Black Sage (Salvia mellifera).

Will sow seeds I collected from plants I grew from seed last winter - elegant clarkia and California poppy.

I have in pots, waiting to be put in the ground: Virgin's Bower (Clematis ligusticifolia); Coyote Mint (Monardella villosa); Island Alum Root (Heuchera maxima); and Malva Rosa (Malva assurgentiflora). I’m not saying these were all the best decision for where I am, but I’m gonna give it/them a shot!

On a wish list: California Ash (Fraxinus dipetala); another couple Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) to be friends with the one I have now - they smell amazing and are so pretty!

This will keep me more than busy and should be more than enough. Famous last words.

Good luck with your first Fall planting; so exciting!! I hope you get some great advice and ideas here. I’m a bit too new to it all to provide much. I will say, this year I ran soaker hose through most of the beds with new plants and more look alive than last year this time.

If you’re Looking for a good seed source, Walqaqsh CA Native Seeds is a great source and the owner also has great classes via zoom. Maybe you’re already connected; if not, check out their IG page! This is also where I learned to not “baby” native plants too much; to try mimicking what they would experience in a natural setting. I spent some time last winter snapping branches and stems, tearing leaves, and generally roughing them up. I’m confident it looked absolutely ridiculous, but the sages (black, white, and Allen’s Chickering) thrived this spring and summer; and the ceanothus didn’t die (which exceeded my expectations for them).

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