It’s early spring (April 2nd) and one of the beautiful flowering trees in the garden now is Cercis Occidentalis (aka: California redbud or Western redbud). This California native tree, and also a native to South Western states like Utah and Arizona makes life colorful! What’s so striking about this tree is that it bears flowers […]
6 California Native Plants for Spring Flowers
For a bright show of color in spring few plants can beat these California natives – with the electric blues of Ceanothus or California lilac; or the bright orange of the state’s flower: Eschscholzia californica or California poppy. There are so many varieties of Ceanothus, differing in forms from ground covers to trees. Some are […]