This garden is reminiscent of mature Coastal Sage Scrub, just 8 months after planting! The soil at this location was just perfect. Now, with some restrained pruning, and the recent rains, these folks are in for a MAGNIFICENT show in the Spring!
Monarch butterflies were drawn in by the milkweed that was planted last Spring. There was evidence of many chrysalis that had already transformed to adult butterflies. It's not always this easy to attract butterflies to your host plants, but these folks live within eyesight of open space, so maybe the critters were already in the neighborhood.
This made me want to plant native strawberries as groundcover in MY yard!
