California Gardening: What's happening in your mid summer garden? , 1 by jkom51

jkom51 wrote:
Here in the Oakland hills it has been mostly cool and foggy this summer, with occasional bursts of very hot days. Although there's no mandatory water rationing I am really trying to cut back. Have lost a couple of plants but most are doing okay. Soil is getting tired, though, as I crowd in a lot of plants. Spring is my biggest show but the nasturtiums are now yellowing and the callas and iris are all gone. The glads are coming to an end, too.

Here's my front yard today: