California Gardening: I'm starting a San Diego thread!, 1 by lauriegayle

lauriegayle wrote:
I'm new here, so I hope it's okay to start a local thread. If not, I'm sure someone will tell me.
You know ... it's easier to get forgiveness than permission.

If you live in San Diego, you know we have micro-climates around here. The zones really vary depending on where you live. I live in the Clairemont area, which means we have a nice breeze most of the time and it rarely gets above 80 or lower than 50. It also means we have terrible soil (more like clay) and we do have some wildlife visiting from neighboring canyons.

We recently remodeled and then landscaped our front yard. We are still in the process of doing that, as I tend to garden in a haphazard manner. I will attach a picture of how things look right now. We are also building a trellis next to our driveway and will be planting a fast growing vine (or two) to hide our neighbor's trailer that has become a permanent fixture. I welcome ideas on what to plant!

If you are from San Diego and want to talk gardens, swap seeds, share experiences, give advice, share pictures or whatever, please respond. It would be great to get an online community going here at Dave's place.