Today I planted three Sunflowers - a drought-tolerant hybrid called "Suncredible Yellows." These aren't the giant sunflowers, they have the potential to grow 2-4 feet tall, with big, bright yellow blooms. I've given them some compost and water, and protected them with a circle of pinecones and spikes of Cape Rush, and planted them on Lyon Street.
I also have a few Salvias to plant on Turk St in the next week - the "Rockin' Blue Suede Shoes" hybrid. They'll add some purple-ish blue to the landscape.
Oh, earlier this year I removed the manzanita on Lyon Street that had such a hard time with rust - and that got hacked apart by someone late last year. (I replaced it with a new manzanita :)
The garden actually looks much as it did three years ago, with miner's lettuce and tarweed dominating the annual spring bloom (plus vigorous, fast-growing goosefoot). The daylilies and liriope that were part of our original planting - but that did not thrive - are virtually all gone. The thimbleberry has proven to be very happy on Turk Street and actually needs frequent cutback. There is a large patch of Douglas Iris right next to the thimbleberry that looks set to put out its first real bloom in the next few weeks. In the shallow bed next to the front door, a California poppy is well established and starting to put on a good show.
Happy Easter!
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