130303 - Crassula and Echeveria

Crassulas and echeverias have thrived in the gardens this cool, rather dry winter.

These are in a bed half way up and to the right of the staircase. They bask in full sun in the afternoon, and their color has changed from green to orange and red.

120429 - Delphiniums

Yesterday afternoon, I took this video of the delphiniums at the bottom, left of the terraces, where you can also see cala lilies, red California poppies, ranunculus, bachelor buttons, snapdragons and echeveria in bloom.

Some of the dephinium flower stocks are two feet long.

1110 - Echeveria

A section at the top, left of the terraced gardens was purposely left at a steep angle, and it was here that Phil planted mostly succulents, which require excellent drainage.

These echeveria have all grown from one cutting stuck into the ground near the brick used to slow down soil erosion from the terraces above.