Re: Garden Calif.

Doris, et al:

As far as some common names on my plants, I have Santa
Cruz Ironwood, Island Snapdragon, Autumn Sage, Bush
Anemone, Chiapis Sage, and an interspecific hybrid
Gazania.  These are but a few and only those in bloom
whose common names I could actually think of quickly. 
I'm not good with common names except those that
botanists love making fun of because they're so cute
and confusing.

The only fragrant one above is Bush Anemone
(Carpenteria californica).  I mostly plant bird and
butterfly attractants in my garden and that doesn't
include a lot of fragrant things.

As for birds, I pretty much have what you have up in
SLO.  By the way, we do not have "blue jays" in
California (at least not commonly).  What most
non-ornithologists call "blue jay" around here is
actually the Western Scrub-Jay. And in the ne corner
of SLO, you also have some resident Steller's Jays
around the river area (we have none in Santa Maria
proper).  But no true "blue jays" such as those found
back east.

The "little plump birds mostly gray, with a bit of
black that come in flocks" are Bushtits.  They're
quite common around the Central Coast.  Soon after
nesting (when they travel as singles or pairs), they
begin to flock again and for the rest of the year
until next spring courting season.

Joe
--- Doris <hopkins0@charter.net> wrote:
> Joe Seals...would you like to tell us the common
> names of some of the plants
> that you have there in Santa Maria? I think it would
> be interesting if we
> all did that from time to time since we're such a
> small group.
> Do you have any plants that are exceptionally sweet
> smelling that bloom for
> a long time?
> Are you up on birds names? I'm wondering what you
> have flying around down
> there. I have crows, blue jays, sparrows, and some
> little plump birds,
> mostly grey with a bit of black that come in flocks
> and get on one plant at
> a time and seem to eat something off the plant. They
> are sideways and upside
> down and so cute. I love watching them. There are
> quite a few hummingbirds
> in my front yard.        Doris in San Luis Obispo
> 


=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore

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