Specialty Gardening: Fall is around the corner... photos?, 1 by jkom51

jkom51 wrote:
This is a small part of the backyard, showing the storage shed in back. The bush on the left is a Meyer lemon, you can see a few lemons ripening. Pelargoniums are evergreen perennials here; a variegated dark-leafed variety and 'Occold Gold' are both showing their red flowers along the gravel path. The rest is just foliage - a frothy coleonema 'Breath of Heaven' which will be in spectacular bloom by next April; a variegated euonymus that picks up the same yellow as the 'Occold Gold' pelargonium in front of it; lots of spikey bearded iris foliage, and a plain green pelargonium that has pure white flowers. They hide a purple blooming trailing lantana that remains in bloom all year long, every day. I like two things about this bed: it's totally xeric, living on runoff 6 mos. of the year, and it looks just as nice from above where I look down at it from my kitchen window.