OK, it's official...our governor has declared a drought emergency. We've known we've been in a drought for over a year and with not a drop this January, I guess Mr. Brown could not deny it any longer.
What this means is that we're heartily encouraged to cut our water use by 20%. This will soon become mandatory should this very dry winter continue. The water company will tell us how much we can use and any amounts over that will be charged at double or triple the rate...something like that.
It's good that I put in the drought-tolerant lawn this fall. Now, we'll see just how tolerant it is.
In the meantime, this hot, dry weather has fooled some of the roses into blooming again. Look at the front garden, up at the top, and this Mr. Lincoln.
'Magic Moment' is spectacular right now.
Enjoy it, flowers, because pruning time is coming very soon.
Oh, almost forgot...we got our first orchid bloom of the year this weekend with this cymbidium.
Darryl
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