February was extremely dry, but we had a bit of rain this weekend, so I'm hoping Mother Nature will take over the watering for a while.
It's a typical March so far; lots of camellias still blooming, lots of azaleas starting to bloom, ferns sending up new fronds, and hundreds of baby oak trees sprouting everywhere.
And weeds, lots of weeds. Like these wild onions, Allium triquetrum, also called three cornered leek.
White Allium
Its close cousin, Allium neapolitanum, also grows in my garden, but somehow it looks more acceptable. I think I'll encourage it by spreading the bulbs around a bit.
Most of my azaleas are solid colors, but I recently found this bicolor azalea. I'm trying to photograph and catalog all eighty-five azaleas here, but it's quite a time consuming challenge.
Now that the saucer magnolia and flowering plum are done, this flowering cherry is starting to bloom.
We have several ferns and this Holly Fern, Cyrtomium falcatum, is one of my favorites. Their fat, furry fronds always make me smile.
There are several clumps of Spanish Bluebells, Hyacinthoides hispania, in various places around the yard. That's another one to divide and encourage.
I planted this Yerba Buena, Satureja douglasii, last fall and its performance has been encouraging. It creates a shade tolerant, non-invasive groundcover about 2" tall.
Please stay tuned next month when one of my favorite flowers, Lilac, will be blooming.
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