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This is part of my ongoing project to document the changes in our yard from month to month. Previous versions are: march, February, January.
So we were gone from March 23 through April 15. Naturally, things had changed a bit in our absence. The pathway along the back of the house was pretty much overgrown by our roses and pineapple sage. (The hummer feeder is about 9 feet off of the ground.)
The pineapple sage is blooming away, of course
pineapple sage
Buried in there, below the rose bush, is a pink germanium that is a volunteer, possibly from out front (behind the Iris).
Iris & pink germanium
Santa Barbara Daisys
the other geranium
We had gathered assorted potted plants from around the yard & stashed them under the orange tree, which has automatic watering.
under the organe
Only a few leaves and canes on the grapes so far
grape area
milkweed going strong
ribes bloomed out
oxalis & sage
fuschia, calla lily, weeds
orange & blossom
Apricots
guava
Rhody & bloomed out camillia
lemon, rhubarb, poppies, thyme
garden irises
Iris with mallow behind
Island mallow
more poppies
lemon with flowers
pears
apple tree
Japanese Irises (mostly bloomed out)
Irises + poppies under front redbud
As above + front camillia bloomed out
Clevelandia sage not blooming yet, chives getting tall
regular sage, under redbud & behind clevelandia
salvia, germanium, poppies
succulent blossom
yellow rose between lots
another rose on lot boundary
ceanothus — small flowers this year
lamb’s ear
unknown
not sure
alyssum
I failed to photograph our strawberry plants, which were producing. In fact, my wife just harvested 8 of them, probably to go with dinner.
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