Today marks the 46th celebration of
Earth Day. In recognition, I thought I'd take you on a short stroll through my garden, the place where I feel closest to the earth and its needs.
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| We enter through the gate on the north side, where a dark pink ivy geranium (Pelargonium peltatum) has wended its way up the arbor to merge with the white bower vine (Pandorea jasminoides) and star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) |
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| The Hairy Canary Clover (Dorycnium hirsutum) has burst into bloom to the delight of the bees |
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| A few specimens of our state flower, the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), have finally bloomed on the back slope from the seeds I scattered prior to one of our few rainstorms |
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| The slope marking the loosely defined division between our property and that of our neighbor is awash in ice plant blooms (Delosperma cooperi) |
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| Back up on the main level of our backyard, the Easter lily cactus (Echinopsis oxygona) has more blooms |
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| Sunflower seedlings are popping up here and there throughout the garden, presumably planted by the birds |
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| The birds, in this case a Black-headed Grosbeak and a Mourning Dove, have made a lot of use of the fountain through our latest heatwave |
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| I think this fellow may be a Spotted Towhee |
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| Achillea 'Moonshine' is enjoying a banner year in the backyard borders |
I hope you've had time to enjoy Earth Day in your own way. Listening to the news, it's hard not to worry about the earth's future but at least
one report offers a positive slant today.
All material © 2012-2016 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
