(Nothing but) Flowers

As Spring continues to unfold, the native plants and wildflowers in the front yard have begun to burst forth in bloom. The California Poppies have spread throughout the yard and are blooming profusely, their golden orange color a nice counterpart to the purples, reds, and blues of the other plants.

And today appeared the first bloom on the Wind Poppy plant, a rare California native cultivated by the fine folks at Annie's Annuals, which I have in a pot on the porch.

This poppy also has a golden orange color but the blooms are wide open, in contrast to the tighter flowers of a California Poppy, and the petals have undulations that look at once both heirloom and modern. It's like a cousin to our state flower — similar enough to evoke a familial resemblance but different enough to stand out.

The front yard is a sheer delight this Spring; whenever I'm sitting on the porch passersby comment on how much they enjoy the tapestry of colors and textures. I owe it all to Leslie Jaquith of Deva Gardens in Santa Cruz. It's amazing how well she took my disjointed thoughts about the yards and translated them into exactly what I wanted.

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(Nothing but) Flowers	Song by Talking Heads