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Castro Valley, near Oakland, CA; approx 37.7N by 122W, 400 feet.
This is part of my ongoing project to document the changes in our yard from month to month.
March 2017 is Here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/03/13/1642539/-The-Daily-Bucket-March-Yard-Report February 2017 is Here:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/15/1632790/-The-Daily-Bucket-February-Yard-Report The January 2017 yard report is Here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/21/1622018/-The-Daily-Bucket-January-Yard-Report Previous versions are listed near the top of the December 2016 report: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/29/1615231/-The-Daily-Bucket-December-Yard-Report
We took a trip down the coast for 10 days in late March, and the changes were enough on our return that I decided to document them, so most of this is really March 25. However, we arre now going through daily change, so the latest ones are from April 2.
So here we go:
to right (S) of back door
a few more blossoms, pineapple sage still going succulent and geranium Santa Barbara ddasies rose, several more of these blossoms already on 4/6 another geranium a cluster of plants stashed under the organe oranges ribes the dormant milkweed engulfed by weeds garlic in box hanging off of still dormant grape trellis weeds, culinary sage (purple) pineapple sage & calla lilies sage pineapple sage & fuschia more oranges fuschia drooping down, blooms underneath apricot, has more tiny fruit every day tall calla lily and coffeeberry a couple of green onions north of back door, not much going on lemon, bee balm, tall glowering greens, rhubarb, strawsberries rhody, camillia, bay some blooms on camillia typical volunteer poppies rhubarb, thyme behind overwintering chard in earthbox chard closer up island mallow still going the other ribes, out of control strawberries pear up front & apple behind pear closeup apple apple bloom and bud rear redbud over orange front, dormant irises, rosemary & camillia front redbud sages under redbud chives sticky monkey pod mexican sage grasses, poppies, salvias, geranium, palm better shot orr geranium & palm succulent, ceanothus to let salvias ceanothus front fuschia a different view of front redbud april 2 apricots april 2 apricots april 2 lemon buds april 2, iris april 2 pear & apple april 2 gratuitous pair of mourning doves april 2 front redbuds
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What have you noted happening in your area or travels? As usual post your observations as well as their general location in the comments.
Thank you.