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READER PHOTOS! James's garden in California

comments (14) March 19th, 2012 in blogs

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Photo: Courtesy of James Rubie

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Today's photos are from James Rubie in Sacramento, California. James says, "I live in the Land Park area of Sacramento. I started this California cottage garden about 10 years ago. I spend a lot of time sourcing, reading, and planning the garden. The biggest challenge is of course the space and critters.The climate here is Zone 9 and fairly mild." Beautiful, James! That fountain is dreamy. Cute pup, too...

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Comments (14)

JD39 writes: oh...not fair! How do you get your daffodils to come up pink? I ordered several varieties years ago & they ALL came up a dirty yellowish tint, some more so than others...I was so disappointed I called the company & the woman told me that there really are no such thing...that they just come up less yellow than the traditional varieties! :(
Yours are lovely!! Posted: 6:50 pm on March 21st

JamesRubie writes: Thanks everyone. No refrigerator time for the bulbs at all. I try a lot of different bulbs some work and some don;t . And yes inside the Gazebo is my home away from home with carpeting, couch and Rocking chair. My sanctuary away from the world! Posted: 9:59 am on March 21st

JamesRubie writes: Jlittle14- Would love to share the garden with you. When is the tour? Posted: 9:30 am on March 21st

KarinCa writes: No daffodils in California, are you kidding? Google Daffodil Hill in Sutter Creek, California, they have literally thousands of them. I live 30 mins away from Jamie, same zone, we get (light) frost and everything here, enough to grow Cherries and so on. Beautiful garden, Jamie. I like checking out what grows in the heat here, I'll have to try out the Hakone. And is that a Crocosmia in the background? Posted: 6:14 pm on March 20th

deechurch writes: Lovely! I hope there is a chair or hammock tucked in there somewhere. Posted: 3:47 pm on March 19th

sheilaschultz writes: What a gorgeous photo James... the fountain and the copper roof in the background are perfect in your beautiful garden. Posted: 12:18 pm on March 19th

Wife_Mother_Gardener writes: Beautiful scene with the tall lilies by the fountain. Thanks for sharing, James! Posted: 11:33 am on March 19th

jlittle14 writes: Beautiful Garden James! I live in Carmichael and work for Green Acres Nursery in Sac. Have you thought of sharing your garden with us by participating in a garden tour? I would love to see it first hand. Posted: 10:33 am on March 19th

MizScarlet writes: Great variety in plants for California. Is that one of the "new' hydrangeas? Posted: 10:19 am on March 19th

pattyspencer writes: Lovely garden! I too was surprised to see daffodis and hyacinths - I guess my perception of California is (unfortunately) limited to sun and sand - totally forgetting the northern areas. Cute dog too!!! Posted: 9:07 am on March 19th

TeriCA writes: Oh heck yeah! Bulbs of any kind do great in Northern Calif. Mother nature is the refrigerator--it's not always sunny and warm in CALIF. In fact we were blasted with weather last week! Posted: 8:41 am on March 19th

tractor1 writes:

I love the copper roof on that gazebo and that fountain is magnificent... looks like a very stress free nook amongst all those plants.

Posted: 7:47 am on March 19th

Lisianne writes: Like meander1, I wasn't expecting daffodils! Spring is WAAAYYY too early here and the daffodils are in full bloom. The photo of your dog made me smile... I have an 8 week old lab mix puppy that has taken a liking to eating my daffodils -- just the flower portion. Posted: 7:18 am on March 19th

meander1 writes: One of the things I so appreciate about the Picture of the Day feature is the chance to be exposed to what grows in other parts of the country. For some reason, I wasn't expecting to see daffodils and hyacinths in a Sacramento CA garden. James, do help Mother Nature along with some refrigerator time for your spring bulbs?
Your garden is gorgeous and your attention to detail really shows. Posted: 6:55 am on March 19th

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