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Sonoma County, California, United States
My love for gardening began when I was a child and continued to grow as I got older. After high school I began studying horticulture and landscape design at a local junior college, eventually transferring to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied Landscape Architecture and City & Regional Planning. I now work as a landscape designer for a small company. A lot of the design work I have been involved with has been mostly residential. On the side I enjoy consulting and designing for my friends and family. I have just recently began to do more design on my own, which has been very rewarding. When I am not working and helping others with their gardening/landscaping, I find time to play with plants in my own yard. As a new mom I find it a little bit more difficult getting outside like I use to, but as the baby has become a little older and more interested in the outdoors I can do more gardening.One of my hopes in starting this blog is to motivate myself to get outside more often and enjoy my favorite hobby.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Fall time at Sonoma Horticultural Nursery


Spring time is no where in sight, but I thought I would check out a hidden botanical gem of Sonoma County that has a spectacular display during that time of year. I knew it would not be as beautiful as I know it to be in the fall as it is in the spring, with its many varieties of blooming Rhododendrons and Azaleas. My mission today was to see if there was any fall color and to let everyone know about Sonoma Horticultural Nursery early on so they can plan a spring trip. The link to this nursery's website will show pictures when the nursery is in full bloom, quite literally. This nursery is more than a nursery. It has a neat trail through a jungle of Rhododendrons, Azaleas and other shade loving plants that opens up to a small, peaceful pond. It is edged in all types of beautiful flowering shrubs and graceful old trees. Even with the lack of color at this time of year I found the garden to be enchanting. It was well worth the trip. This nursery specializes in Rhododendrons and Azaleas, but also sells many other plants and trees. I placed some pictures below that I took during my excursion today. Here is the website for more info: http://www.sonomahort.com/index.htm



 


  




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Quercus dentata -  This oak has very large leaves!
 Good fall color too!

Japanese Primroses


  


 




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