Ah Fall! The time of regrowth in my garden. Yes, I said regrowth. Many people quip that we don't have seasons in California, but that isn't true. We do, it's just a little different from the way many people who are more familiar with the traditional four seasons are used to.
We have three seasons - dry (summer), wet (fall and winter) and "fruiting" (spring). Native plants go dormant in the hot dry summer, then when the rains come they sprout and flower, and most fruit in the spring time.
I do have some more traditional looking Autumn shots:
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| Betula occidentalis |
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| Thompson grapes |
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| Asparagus |
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| Freesia - trust me they are under there and will begin growing soon. |
Edibles
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| beets |
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| turnips - need to replant the spots that didn't sprout |
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| arugula in the foreground and lettuce in the background |
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| carrot |
California Natives
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| The pond with Zauschneria blooming in the foreground |
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| Mulhenbergia rigens - deer grass |
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| close up of Fallugia paradoxa plumes |
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| Fallugia paradoxa in the background |
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| This ceonothus (lilac) looks a bit ragged from far away. |
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| But if you zoom in you see leaves and even a flower bud beginning to form. |
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| flower buds just beginning to form on an Arctostaphylos (manzanita) |
Flowers and more flowers:
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| Leonotis Leonurus - Lion's ear (edible) |
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| Oregano (edible) |
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| Lavender (edible) |
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| Yarrow (edible) |
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| Salvia - sage (California native) |
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| Solidago californica - Goldenrod (California native) |
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| Fallugia paradoxa (California native) |
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| Zauschneria (California native) |
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| Erigeron glaucus - Wayne Roderick Daisy (California native) |
Miscellaneous
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| The African Sumac is filling in nicely after I chopped it back in the spring. |
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| Now those are some big spiders! Eeek! |
