Angeles National Forest After the Fire
Angeles National Forest, 12/4/09
Burned shrubs, LA in the hazy background.
Angeles National Forest, 12/4/09
Charred manzanita?
Angeles National Forest, 12/4/09
What will it look like when it is filled with water and debris
Angeles National Forest, 12/4/09
Yuccas keep growing from charred base.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
After the snow.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
No plants to hold the mud.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
Malosma laurina resprouts from base.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
Unfortunately the weedy broom is making a splendid comeback too.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
Crisp air, sharp contrast.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
Snow along a ridge.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
Colors.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
As far as the eye can see.
Angeles National Forest, 12/8/09
Black and white.
To Do in the Garden:
Finish cutting back, pruning cool season grasses, pines, winter deciduous trees, subshrubs and perennials before they start their heavy spring growth.
Plant your new plants, sow wildflower seeds, plant bulbs.
TURN OFF YOUR SPRINKLERS WHEN RAIN IS ENOUGH!
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Barbara Eisenstein is a California native plant gardener and horticulturist. She lives in South Pasadena and gardens with her dog, Milo, though he usually just lays in the dirt and gets sunburned. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and is now an RSABG Research Associate. Check out her blog by clicking on the title of the box directly above this.
Until recently she ran the Native Plant Garden Hotline at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and is now an RSABG Research Associate. Check out her blog by clicking on the title of the box directly above this.