Some Images of Spring

As I have been out and about working this past week, I have managed to take a few photos of sure signs of spring. With all of the rain we have been having, everything is popping to life. I know that the onset of spring is more subtle here than in areas which have snow, but it does happen. New leaves are coming out on the deciduous trees:

Persimmon

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese Maple

The trees are flowering:

Ash

The spring flowers are coming up:

Calla Lily

Cymbidium

Wisteria

Azaleas

 

 

 The vegetables are blooming as well:

Fava Beans

And the wind and rain blows away the smog:

Downtown LA as seen from one of my client's house

What a great season

violet seedlings

Violets are a beautiful and subtle addition to the garden, but they are quite prolific! I like to keep the seedlings down to a minimum and also in certain areas. Once the violets get full grown, they are quite hard to get out. I love the plants that self-seed because each year your yard looks a bit different!
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planting tomatoes

The highest garden I have - you get a work out just going to pick your vegetables. And the fence is to keep out the deer. I was planting the tomatoes and sunflowers when it started to rain on me. That is what happens in spring!
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picking Oranges!

The Valencias are finally ready. Navels ripen earlier but the Valencias make wonderful juice.
All in a days work
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the beautiful Sunset Nursey

This is a wonderful nursery on Sunset and Fountain in Silver Lake.
http://www.sunsetblvdnursery.com/about.html
They have a great selection of vegetable starts and seeds, plus a really nice selection of natives and xeric plants.
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purple smokebush

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grrrr

I just drove north on Western Ave from Jefferson to Sunset. Big mistake! Terrible traffic.