A manzanita in flower on a lovely March day.
Lovely, fragrant Daphne does well in the dry garden but it is poisonous.
White-flowered Carpenteria is spectacular in the spring. The only downside is that it doesn't shed dead leaves readily.
Sages plants are useful for dry gardens:
The red flowered plant on the right is Hot Lips Sage
Culinary Sage flowers very attractively in the spring.
On Sunday, the Gardener picked kumquats from this tree
and turned them into marmalade
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