T.betonicum, shrub, Ginny Hunt
T.cossonii 'Majoricum' (Germander)[Lynn]
T.x lucidrys also prostratum » 2004/7/21
T.scorodonica 'Crispum Marginatum'

V.'Arctic Summer' ♠ » 2004/5/30
V.hybrid V.'Southern Charm' » 2004/10/30

Asarina arubescens, bigger flowers [Western Hills] - A.melopsis - A.scandens [Annie's Annuals]
Brevipedunculata, blue and lavender berries [Western Hills] on fallen tree (Vitaceae)
Canarina canariensis [Martin] (Campanulaceae)
Clianthus puniceus (Parrot's Beak)
Dioscorea caucasica (caudex)
Ficus pumila repens ♠
Hibbertia truncata » 2006/5
Kennedia nigricans ♠
Maurandella antirrhinaflora (same as Asarina)
Pandorea pandorana
Passiflora sp.
Rhodochiton atrosanguinium ♠
Ruellia makoyara ♠ variegated leaf
Solanum jasminoides
Wattakka (Draega) ♠ [Western Hills] (Asclepidaceae)

Warblers arrive in March to stoke up on insects for the remainder of their journey north or into the high Sierra. Yellow-rump, Townsend's and Black-throated Gray are regular. Other yard migrants:
Black-headed Grosbeak sings noisily from top of redwood, '06
Golden-crowned Sparrows, Hermit Thrushes and Juncos winter here.
Brown Creepers signal the end of migration in April.
We have a resident Red-shouldered Hawk. California Quail enjoy the salvia garden.
Nesters include Orange-crowned & Wilson's Warbler, Anna's & Allen's Hummingbird, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Bewick's Wren, California & Spotted Towhees and Scrub Jay, Bush Tit, Wren Tit
In August Steller's Jays and Sonoma Chipmunks (Eutamis sonomae), and Eastern Gray Squirrels harvest the hazelnuts.
Other migrants are Fox Sparrows, Brown Creepers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets.
 
Wish List:
Acantholimon
Agrostemma lithago (Corn Cockle)
Artemesia 'Beth Chatto'
Epimedium grandiflorum (dry shade)
Euphorbia ceratocarpa, big - E.cherokee, purple top
Garrigue:
        Euphorbia acanthothamnus (Greek Spiny Spurge)
        Sarcopoterium spinosum (Thorny Burnet)
Genista lydia, small, yellow, weeping
Helianthemum multiflorus
Lepechinia hastata (Mex)
Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas Ranger)
Scabiosa caucasica
 
Pruning
Clematis montanoa: cut shoots that have flowered to half their length, end of May; flrs on new shoots
Prune Festuca in October
May is good for many Salvias
Muhlenbergia rigens, Feb 1, Fross

Bloom, bird periods:
JANUARY
S. iodantha, S. karwinskii, S. involucrata, S. polystachya (blue), S. wagneriana, Dioscorea caucasica (caudex), Magnolia and Dwarf Cyclamen
FEBRUARY
Salvias in bloom: S.karwinskii 8' (rose), S.iodantha 8' (purplish-red), S.i."Louis Sasso', S.involucrata "Mulberry Jam'
MARCH
Black-throated Gray warbler, Orange-crowned arrive, Xmas cactus, amaryllis (hippeastrum) blooms until end of April
APRIL
Cantua, Warbling Vireo, Pac-slope Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Clematis montanoa 4/10/05, 4/26/06 (lasts 3 wks), Prostanthera. End of month a "tea for two" song signals return of Ash-throated Flycatcher. S.'Costa Rica Blue' and 'Purple Majesty' in bloom.
MAY
Leptospermum brevipes, S.somalensis, 8 1/2' foxglove, S.discolor
JUNE
Cantua buxifolia, Hyssop, Evening Primrose, Backhousia citriodora, Crocosmia, S.'Costa Rica Blue', S.greggii, S. hians, S.'Royal Purple', Teucrium betonicum, Eccremocarpa scaber, Leptospermum, Clematis. '06: Kunzia ericoides, Iris hybrids.
JULY
Francoa ramosa, Dierama, Backhousia citriodora, Ceratostigma plumbagoides, Naked ladies, poison oak turns red, Leonotus leonurus, Miscanthus chinensis, Fuchsia paniculaa, Tree prosanthera, crocosmia, S.nubicola, S.confertiflora, S.canariensis, naked ladies
AUGUST
Dwarf cyclamen, Rubrum lily, Crowea, Michaelmas daisy, Japanese anemone, Brown Creeper
SEPTEMBER
Aster novae-belgiae, A.novae-anglicae, dwarf cyclmen, godetia, anemone japonica, Ceratostigma griffithii, Wilson's Warbler, Black-throated gray
OCTOBER
Golden-crowned Sparrows arrive, Hermit Thrush, Salvia regla, S. mexicana 'Limelight', S darcyii, S 'Costa Rica Blue', S 'Purple Majesty', S corrugata, Nicotiana, Ceratostigma plumbagoides - long bloom period
NOVEMBER
Azalea, Xmas Cactus, first Camellias, Verbesina, S.confertiflora, Maria's Veltheimia, Eryngium (Sea Holly), Salvia regla
DECEMBER
Salvias in bloom: S.karwinskii, S.wagneriana