Pete Tillman
My idea of a lawn. PINK
'Pink Lawn' iceplant. Nottingham Dr. Cambria. One of the hundreds of Delosperma cultivars.
Since my last 'Pink Lawn' post was well-received, here's the more common, darker-pink Delosperma that people use here. It is spectacular on a sunny day! This planting is on a corner lot, and I think the rocks you can see in the top left are a a drainage, likely from a downspout. We got something like 35 inches of rain this winter, and maybe more here, since this planting is maybe 200 ft from the ocean. I'm sure these plants are good at fog-harvesting too. Our signature Cambria Pines get at least half of their annual water from the fogs!
As do the Redwoods a few miles north, up the coast. They make it to just about the Monterey/SLO county line, in our current climate. When I last visited this southernmost grove, it was visibly struggling. Not this year! At least the ones that weren't swept away in the floods . . .
My idea of a lawn. PINK
'Pink Lawn' iceplant. Nottingham Dr. Cambria. One of the hundreds of Delosperma cultivars.
Since my last 'Pink Lawn' post was well-received, here's the more common, darker-pink Delosperma that people use here. It is spectacular on a sunny day! This planting is on a corner lot, and I think the rocks you can see in the top left are a a drainage, likely from a downspout. We got something like 35 inches of rain this winter, and maybe more here, since this planting is maybe 200 ft from the ocean. I'm sure these plants are good at fog-harvesting too. Our signature Cambria Pines get at least half of their annual water from the fogs!
As do the Redwoods a few miles north, up the coast. They make it to just about the Monterey/SLO county line, in our current climate. When I last visited this southernmost grove, it was visibly struggling. Not this year! At least the ones that weren't swept away in the floods . . .