I know it is February 3rd, and I am just now posting January Garden Photos. I could have backdated the post by a few days, but the truth is I just now got them edited to put up.
January in a California native garden is actually just the beginning of a magical time. Especially if we keep getting rain. In my area we don't normally get snow (aside from last year's once in a decade storm). Though it does get down to at or near freezing overnight for a few more months. So no sowing delicate plants like tomatoes outdoors yet. Though I will be starting them indoors this week.
After a long hibernation during the hot dry summer, once the weather chills and the rains come, most California native plants start to come to life.
SIGH! Except for 3 large Ceanothus (California lilacs) like the one in the background below. They are all dead. 🙁
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The edible garden is coming along about as well as one can expect for this time of year.
Like so many gardeners I am in the season of hope and plan. I am hoping everything in the ground will produce and I am planning the spring plantings now. Hopefully my seed order will arrive soon.
I will try to get February's garden photos posted in February. At least I have an extra day this year, ha ha!
Christina Morley says
How interesting! And your sign! I'm not an avid gardener, but I appreciate the pretty plants and I'm lucky that my mother-in-law makes a hobby of it and helps our garden look nice. I admire indigenous plants and the Western Cape, South Africa has an abundance.
Audrey Humaciu says
Thanks, I love my native plants - but they would be out of place elsewhere. Some are highly invasive once outside of our dry climate.
Jess Powell (Babi a Fi) says
I'm not a gardener at all but I do like looking at plants at least! The Manzanitas are really pretty! #fridayfrivolity
Audrey Humaciu says
Thanks for coming by. The manzanitas are my favorite this time of year with their tiny little flowers blooming everywhere.
Lisa/SyncopatedMama says
We have been on a gardening break after losing a ton of $ and time to a scorched veggie patch a couple years ago. The yard rats (squirrels) absconded with the few veggies that survived, so we've been boycotting it all. We miss our food, though, so maybe we can brave the situation again soon...and I DO have a bunch of herbs I've been meaning to plant, so maybe I should just start with those...
Audrey Humaciu says
We don't have squirrels but plenty of other little critters I battle, so I understand.
Jen says
You are certainly right about the season of hope. We are supposed to be working on prepping beds and a garden plot this weekend. I have big dreams. I need to spend some time with our local master gardeners to actually create a cohesive plan.
Thanks for sharing with us at Photo Friday!
Audrey Humaciu says
Thanks, Jen. I love your party, even when I have nothing to share!