We were in the Bay Area a week ago, and I just love to see the different vegetation than what we have here in central Indiana. The succulents grow so large there!
The tulips I planted last fall are beginning to open, which is wonderful. That is, the ones that the bunnies didn’t destroy.
I’m battling a head cold from being around toddlers, so taking it easy for a few days.
I love seeing your photos. Thanks for posting them!
Thanks - did you go to Queen Wilhelmia’s Garden in Golden Gate Park? There is always a fabulous display of tulips there this time of year - sent straight from Holland - it’s next to one of the windmills.
I can’t grow tulips in So Cal, our climate is not suited for them - I have a dear friend that tries to grow them every year - puts them in her refrigerator for six weeks but they still don’t do well. I told her to stick to bulbs that grow well here - daffodils, gladiolas, irises.
I also cannot grow rhododendrons, and I have tried - they are spectacular in San Francisco area so I will have to enjoy them there. San Francisco is also very bee wary, have replaced a lot of their vegetation with bee friendly plants - the hives are on top of the buildings and the honey is sold to the public - my daughter worked in a building with bee hives on the roof and was gifted some of the honey.