An amazing garden for an amazing woman. It survived the days of freezing temperatures because Esther draped sheets held up with bamboo sticks. Whew!
We removed some old sod lawn, a few ornamental grasses and some old woody lavender and rosemary to make room for cactus and succulents. The 2 manzanita shrubs had died, but we kept them intact, stripped the dead leaves and planted them showing off the deep maroon bark. We did use landscape fabric underneath the rock for weed control, and so far the only oxalis sprouting up is at the base of the plants. This garden is only a few months old, and it's settling in and growing nicely.
This is a tribute garden to Esther's dear friend and neighbor, Gus.
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