We enhanced the owner’s beautiful stonework and a lovely antique bowl (a giant wok, perhaps?) with an underplanting of native iris, island alum root, blue-eyed grass, and other perennials.These native iris are as lovely as any fancy hybrid.A river does run through it. Well, a good-sized stream anyway. We planted flannelbush, Ceanothus, and California poppy, to name a few.The slope above the riding arena is planted with manzanita, Ceanothus, island bush poppy, St. Catherine’s lace, Matilija poppy, sage, and a variety of native perennial and annual species.Here’s a closeup of Ceanothus in bloom. Colorful native shrubs, perennials, and annuals brighten the scene.More color.Another view of the arena area.This service road has the feel of a road out in the country. Well, actually it is.The old stagecoach stop has been a residence for decades.What’s that curly thing on the left?It’s an antique canoe from Asia, slowly returning to nature in a field of flowers.An old horse-drawn cart.All sorts of native color by the creek.Mexican tulip poppy. Not strictly native, but so lovely!
