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Castro Valley, near Oakland, CA; approx 37.7N by 122W, 400 feet elevation.
This is part of my ongoing project to document the changes in our yard from month to month.
February 2018 is here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/2/1745924/-The-Daily-Bucket-February-2018-Yard-Report
January 2018 is here:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/31/1737413/-The-Daily-Bucket-January-2018-Yard-Report
December 2017 is here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/19/1725283/-The-Daily-Bucket-December-2017-Yard-Report
This is from March 5
backdoor looking south
succulent, geramium, daffs further down
pink geranium and daffs
Santa Barbara dasies, very few blooms
pineapple sage and california fuschia
oranges, many blooms on the tree now too
ribes
ribes close-up, literally buzzing with bees
milkweed and amaryllis - that milkweed has been transplanted to front
green onions in hanging planters, irises on ground
oxalis, another milkweed, more iris
bunchgrass, culinary sage, then calla lilies (l) and pineapple sage (r)
blackberry
pineapple sage
redbud just starting to get some buds
transplanted succulent in yucca stump zone
guava and coffeeberry onright, apricot on left
apricot
apricot closer
another
north of back door
fuschia
rhododendron and camillia on right, assorted and bay in center
regrowing leek
regrowing leek, celery, green onions
older celery regrow (the celery smell from this plant is amazing)
green onions and strawberries in front of lemon
rhubarb + succulent, thyme + rhubard, weeds
parsley, weeds, kale transplant (with leek) green onions, relocted overwintered chard
same, shot from east
east side of lemon
at least one daff + irises
blooming cabbage + transplanted kale
same kale plus another cabbage, this is the "front" (S) raised bed
cabbage - the two cabbage in this bed did very well, the rear bed is now empty
pear
apple
apple again
rosemary & camillia
camillia
irises
sage & succulent beneath redbud
garlic chives
sticky monkey flower
poppies, volunteers, mostly not yet blooming
mexican sage
bunchgrasses, alyssium to their left
salvia and geranium
another salvia, I think (palm is kaput, milkweed went into that spot)
succulent, ceanothus to left and rubber plant behind
salvia
rubber plant and ceanothus
ceanothus
fuschia that I rarely remember to include
another fuschia
poppy blooming east of lemon (out of sequence)
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