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| Back garden with Monardella and Festuca California on left and Agapanthus on right |
My friend L. will be visiting her mother on the east coast soon, and I knew she'd enjoy seeing what the garden looks like. "Have a look at the blog and print a few pictures," I said. "I'll send you some links."
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| Front garden with saucer bird bath, coyote brush (Twin Peaks II) on left and Arctostaphylos pajaroensis with berries on right |
Then looking for links, I realized the error of my ways. Only about half the posts are about the garden - the rest are about hiking, garden shows, and other fascinating topics - and of those, many have close-ups.
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| Front garden with wooly blue curls and succulents in front, Eriogonum fasciculatum behind chair and table |
After all, let's face it, few people click on the photos to see them in all their glory, and on a cell phone a even a close-up is probably too much visual information.
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| Back garden with lavenders, hummingbird sage, and Asclepias speciosa (butterfly weed), with Stipa gigantea on left |
And yet, it's so enjoyable to take a wide view sometimes! So, this morning, with a slight cloud cover giving better light, I went hunting for a few of those wide view pictures.
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| Back garden with Salvia clevlandii and Stipa gigantea, a ceanothus provides the green backdrop |
It's now the time of year where the showiest blooms are done (with the exception of the Agapanthus), but the variation of different shades of green and gray, the grasses, and the succulents are delightful nonetheless.
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| Native leopard lily in redwood habitat |
The leopard liliy still lights up the shade after taking a bloom break last year.
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| Arctostaphylos 'St. Helena' and monkey flowers |
The newly planted manzanita that replaces the Japanese maple that died is doing well and appreciates the gravel mulch. The monkey flowers are very happy. They seem to much prefer not getting afternoon sun.
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| Native buckwheat and non-native succulents |
Finally, the Eriogonum grande rubescens is especially stunning this year and harmonizes with the succulents.
So, here's the tour. Wish you were here to smell the sages and hear the birds and the fountain.
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