Rain Washed Leaves

So, my weeks of plant frenzy have culminated in this last weekend's Bringing Back the Natives garden tour and Native Plant Sale Extravaganza. What an exciting time! And it was all layered in amongst some substantial rain. So now all my plants are happily rain washed and hydrated. For the tour we went to 6 local gardens. I was very impressed by how nice all these gardens looked. They ranged from small to large, and I enjoyed the water features in many. We participated in the sale the day before, going to the Watershed Nursery and Annie's both in Richmond. I had previously visited the Watershed Nursery a year ago, when they were still Berkeley. Their new location is much more spacious and sunny. As before I found my visit here to be quite enjoyable and while there I procured this lovely little Rosa gymnocarpa (pictured next to Dicentra "Bacchanal") At Annie's I was very happy to find a small yet vigorous Datura and some pink flowers for Mom's deck. It seems that the selection of California natives at Annie's, always generous, has been increasing recently. Very exciting!
In other garden news my Clarkias are beginning to bloom. I've even included a picture! And also pictured is a beautiful Digitalis purpurea called "Faerie Queen" I grew this one from seed and it has finally bloomed!