Summer Foliage
Sidewalks of San Francisco
For a person visiting San Francisco from "The Great White North", one is struck not only the weather but also by the plant life that flourishes in this ideal mediterranean climate. I've just returned from a week in this lovely city, and again I was impressed by the quality, variety and creativity of gardening that I found there. In this post I am paying particular attention to the gardens I found in the front gardens which often overflowed onto the sidewalks and boulevards. Many of the plants that I saw there are the same that I grow outdoors and have to move indoors from November to April. And since the San Francisco plants are grown in the ground they are huge compared to my container grown collection.
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The plant in the foreground is Ligularia dentata 'Brit Marie Crawford', behind it is Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' ( I coppice this every Spring to keep it low and to produce lush new leaves). In the background there is another L. bignonioides and to the left some foliage of a Clematis recta.
Glad you enjoyed this combo.
The Catalpa is still looking good despite the lack of rain, I wish I could say the same for the Ligularias, which need constant watering.