It's lucky for me Bloom Day is the 15th...we've had high winds for the last two days which meant picture taking would have been problematic. Today, though, is looking to be calm and sunny which is a perfect beginning to the weekend. As usual there are plenty of blooms in the Central Valley to perk up the garden, helping to draw the eye away from the plants waiting to be cut back after the danger of freezing passes. This is a frustrating time in the Davis garden...some days feel like spring and make me want to run to the nursery while the reality is it's way too early to assume winter is over. Plants cut back too early are susceptible to damage/death from a killing frost so I have to live with the blackened and dried foliage for a while longer. In the meantime here is the list for this month...
Rosa Berries and Cream
Red Cyclamen
White Cyclamen
Allysum
Pansies
Nemesia
Summer Snowflakes
Solanum jasminoides
Vibernum Spring Bouquet
Pelargoniums
Iberis sempervirens
Yellow snapdragons
Light Pink Abutilon
Abutilon Pink Parasol
Bush Mallow
Dwarf Carnation Evermore
Marguarite Comet Pink
Camellia Jordans' Pride in bud
Camellia Chandler Elegans in bud
Borage
Tulbahgia fragrans
Linaria (winter annual)
Pink miniature rose in bud
Rosemary Tuscan Blue
Crocus
Polygala dalmaisiana (sweet pea shrub)
Helipterum Sunray (false chamomile) in bud
Broccoli...under chicken wire and bird net to try to protect it from the sparrows. They think it's salad bar time.
