Under the Solano Sun

Thank you to the unknown donor of this beautiful fig tree at the MG plant exchange! It was such a great find three years ago, a healthy little one and a half foot fig tree in a Terra Cotta pot. It even had six or seven little figs on it.

Driving North on I-5 in mid-May is akin to chasing springtime. Especially when one begins in Solano County, where most of the beautiful spring blooms have already been spent or wind-blown from the trees--making way for their bright green spring leaves.

Ricinus communis also commonly known as the castor oil or castor bean plants which are flowering perennials in the Euphorbiaceae family. They are native to the Mediterranean basin, East Africa and India.

With all the lovely rain we've been having I am continually surprised by what pops up each season. This year our Osteosperum ecklonis has gone wild!! Pictured to the left is my flourishing African Daisy (it's common name).

I've enjoyed visiting the UC Davis Arboretum many times over the years. Because there is so much to see I've usually focused on one area at a time. In April, I came with a group that had never seen the Arboretum before.