GLIMPSES INTO SOME SAN DIEGO GARDENS 
Effective results through the simple medium of 
varied greens; Eucalyptus tree to north of build- 
ing; Ficus repens covering wall to left of gate: 
Vilis rhomboidifolia covering the four foot earth 
bed at base of columns and trailing over the wall. 
Vitis capensis trailing around pillar shows its 
rugged, artistic twining stem and wealth of ever- 
green foliage. Woman’s Wednesday Clubhouse 
Flowers in a winter garden. On the extreme right, 
and higher than the house, is the everblooming 
Jasminum catalonica supported in the air by an iron 
rod; on extreme left Rhynchospermum jasminoides. 
Over doorway and wall Bignonia cherere which 
blooms heavily in summer. The Palm is Phoenix 
Roebelenii with Doryanthes Palmeri in pots on step 
buttress. Residence of Mr. H. H. Timken 
Roses and Cypress. The climbing Cecile Brunner 
Rose runs luxuriously over the doorway and its 
graceful airiness is in contrast to the stem columnar 
darkness of the Monterey Cypress. On the wall 
between the Cypress is Bignonia cherere planted 
forty feet away on the other side of the house. It 
blooms all summer. Residence of Miss Hortense 
Coulter 
COLOR PLANTING FOR PACIFIC COAST GARDENS 
KATE O. SESSIONS 
Rich Variety of Material Available for Definite Color Effects in the 
Three Climatic Zones of the Coast. Necessity for Restraint in Use 
H E plant life of the California coast region, which ex- 
Wliwv tends more than a thousand miles, may be divided into 
tsflffi t ^ iree sect ions: that of northern California; central 
California, or the San Francisco Bay region; and south- 
ern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Naturally 
there are great variations of climate in so great a distance. 
From San Francisco northward there is more fog, rain, and 
coolness, while from Santa Barbara southward it is just the 
reverse. At San Diego ten inches is the average rainfall, and 
the least fog and much dryness characterize the climate. The 
entire coast section of California is very different from the in- 
terior of the state, which has far more heat and cold, but no 
summer rains. 
In the southern section the growth of plants is twice as great 
as in the central and northern sections, and moreover, a great 
number of plants are hardy here that will not thrive success- 
fully north of Santa Barbara. The gardens favor the bright 
and winter-blooming plants, making this part of the coast par- 
ticularly attractive to the winter tourist. From December to 
March the flora is in strong contrast to that of the central and 
northern sections, which is more dormant and much of it decid- 
uous. The traveller who moves in April to central and northern 
California, and enjoys thereby a lengthened season of spring- 
time and flowers till June first, may retain the impression that 
all of California has been in bloom. 
The possibility of color schemes for the garden is far greater in 
southern California than elsewhere in the state, for the ever- 
bloomers are helped out by the winter-bloomers, followed in 
turn by the summer-bloomers. Gardening is fast becoming 
of general interest in this section, and with its very great pos- 
sibilities it is right and necessary that it should be so. It is, 
in fact, just in its infancy in this southwestern land. 
Material for Color Schemes 
I n yellows the material is abundant. We have the Grevillea 
robusta tree with large sprays of orange blooms; the many Aca- 
cias in flower from December to April in shades of canary yellow; 
the trumpet vine, Bignonia venusta, aflame from November 
to February, festoons itself from porchtop to treetop and over 
walls and pergolas. Jasminum primulinum with its vivid 
lemon yellow blossoms brightens the early winter; Bignonia 
Tweediana, clinging to chimney, eaves, and steeple is golden for 
two weeks in the spring; the shrub Streptosolen Jamesonii, 
flowers from February to May, in shades of rich orange; the 
Lantana taking its place from May till December. Cotoneaster 
angustifolia, with its wealth of fine orange berries, and the 
orange-berried evergreen Thorn (Crataegus Lalandii), both last 
for months. For border and ground cover plants there are the 
orange and yellow Gazanias; California Poppies; Dimorpho- 
theca aurantiaca and its hybrids, and the Mesembryanthemum 
auranticum which is an exceptional color plant for the winter 
months. Calendulas, Marigolds, and Nasturtiums will thrive 
by the acre in any waste corner and on every sloping hillside. 
In blues, there is Jacaranda mimosaefolia, a tree that in 
late spring and early summer is like a huge cloud settling in 
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