sorry! this is becoming long... i'm excited, and i thought i share!
i tried to reduce some of my witting as i go, by adding links to albums and pages that help explain without more "yadah yadha" :)
we are finally doing real work on our garden!
and this girl's got to dream before it can be accomplished someday!
so far the "urban woodland" of ours has been planted with easy to relocate (mostly) FREE plants. now that we are inching into that space i'm starting to define the dream of what it should be, and it sounds like this:
a dreamy breeze "haven" for us, and wildlife... us includes negro the panther cat (not very bird+lizard friendly) and our allen hummingbird -who has lived with us since day one (or its offspring)... and fights his family from the feeder (fun sight from our bed). we have an amicable relationship of mutual respect and admiration :) ha!
for that we are adding a deck (12'x18') and lawn or gravel or bit of both play area of matching proportuions, and terracing off into the garden slope.
so what plants?
honestly i love the free plants. the agave (majority is the soft kind -very kid safe) and the aloes with its red flowers that hummingbirds love and which rise tall safe -from negro!!!!!!!!
drought tolerant a must. CA native a huge plus.
YELLOW: my fav flower color.
WHITE: and variegated make the dark areas feel bright
most everything hummingbird flower is negro reachable.... so! i got an idea:
train vines on a future swing/hammock frame. swing under the hummingbirds flying around you... like you are a fairy!
favorite vines for that:
lonicera smells so good!
yellow trumpet vine is just happy
how to make it look as breezy as it feels and as cloud like as possible?
fill the space with white cloud muhly! which will also help hide the ugly houses below!
and aim to add more California natives as possible, from this list: sages!
OK enough. sorry for invading you all!
:)
