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Autumn sage, Flax and Lamb's ear

June Bloom in the Sierra foothill garden

Half the year is over and in the garden I’m walking around taking stock.  June usually means the real riotous bloom of the Iris, fruit trees and bulbs is dying down.  Now the dry garden can be the spotlight. Our climate is very close to that of the Mediterranean. We can grow all the plants…

Rockrose, euphorbia

An ideal plant list for a new Sierra foothill garden

Drought tolerant and colorful plants for any garden… Sometimes you find an ideal list of plants suitable for your area to save and keep.  This time one of my customers at the nursery happened to bring in an especially nice one. We were able to impress each other,..they were because most of the plants they…