CNPS Orange County sponsored, hosted, organized (whatever you want to call it!) a Native Garden Tour on May 8, 2010. The tour was very well-attended (numbers are coming in) and the weather was Southern California perfect! After hosting duties at one of the gardens, I was able to visit 5 gardens out of 11, and here are some photo highlights from my day.
Meandering trail in dramatic canyon garden
Volunteer Dori in canyon garden
Homeowner Michael shares his berry-growing secrets
Patio with Sunset manzanita in front
Climbers Lonicera subspicata (Chaparral Honeysuckle) on left and Roger's Red Grape on right
Border features White sage and Sunset manzanita
Hybrid monkeyflower brightens a path next to non-native Aloe
A newly planted front yard with purple Penstemon 'Margarita BOP' and yellow Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulphur buckwheat)
Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' with Aquilegia formosa (Red Columbine) in the background - Certified Wildlife Habitat!
Aquilegia formosa (Red Columbine) - one flower among a 6 foot wide Columbine border
I took more photos of the Orange County Native Garden Tour 2010 in case you haven’t had enough yet – here they are:
http://gallery.me.com/campsjc#100180&bgcolor=black&view=grid
Laura
Thank you Laura for sharing your wonderful photos with us.
Dave