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The Bears!
Jan and I spent this past weekend basking in the cool temperatures of Los Osos, a bayside community located on the lovely Central Coast of California. While the rest of the state was sweltering, Los Osos ( which is Spanish for "The Bears" - grizzlies used to roam these parts) was a good 30-40 degrees cooler, thanks to a thick layer of fog which insulates the area from the unreasonable sunshine. It was heaven. And it seems as if everybody in this tiny hamlet does some measure of gardening.
The city sits on an estuary, a preserve for coastal birds and sealife - and the balcony off our hotel room had an amazing view of it. The hotel across the street planted the sides of the boardwalk and pier with what I thought was a very sophisticated mix of daisies and agaves, which looked perfect next to the sandy shore and overturned boats. These were the tallest, fullest, happiest daisies I have ever seen - even for a big variety like 'Becky'. It makes me want to plant some in my front yard. Blue agaves, white roses, and big cartoony daisies? Be still my foolish heart! I'm so glad I saw this combo before I finished off my front yard additions, because I think this is a must.
There was inspiration everywhere in Los Osos - I have several posts from there to share with you, so get ready, friends!
Hey I know that area...I went to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo outside of Los Osos. That area is so pretty...I sure miss living up in nature instead of San Diego building jungle.
Love your blog!I've just begun blogging myself (http://florafaunafoundobjects.blogspot.com/) and yours is fun, informative, and an inspiration to all who aspire for minions.
Epmanda, I love SLO... my friends who went to school there love it, too. Hey, did you ever go to the little Thai restaurant in Los Osos - the tiny shack that only has 2 tables? YUM! I want to drive up right now! it must have been so nice to go to college amidst all that beauty. My husband and I are looking for house #2 up there. Yes, we are dreaming, but you never know...
Hey Elle! welcome to the blogosphere! Thanks for the nice words... I read you - what a great garden! Your pond/fountain is beautiful, and I dig your husband's tree training technique. Keep on writing! As for minions... I wish everybody had such wonderful helpers. Not only do they clean up after themselves, they eat everything on their plates! I'm a lucky, lucky Germinatrix.
what a beautiful place. is that by wine country? looking forward to seeing more pictures.
i have (yet another!) question for you. it's not about gardening, but about sharing a fence with your neighbor. we have a neighbor where we have two fences that separate us-- a chain link (our side) and a taller, cedar fence (their side). our neighbor is planning to tear down his fence and replace it with a nicer one and has asked us to chip in. it seems sorta silly for us to be paying him to upgrade his fence, while we'll still have our dinky little chain link on our side. so my kneejerk reaction is to say that we decline to pay but certainly will not object to him replacing his fence. is there some fence etiquette that i should know about before we tell him? is he overstepping to be asking us in the first place?
p.s. i went to Pot-Ted and it was fantastic. what a chic gardening store!
Chanchow, dearest - this is such a great question it deserves it's own post. Look for it tomorrow!
I never made it to the Thai restaurant, but there are so many great little restaurants that need exploring. If you are every in downtown SLO...go to Flamebay Stir Fry...it's by shops called the Network. It's yummy make you're own stir fresh.
I wish I could buy house #1 up there...oh well! I guess I'll just have to live with visiting the lovely area.
Oh, yes, it's a beautiful area. I live sorta nearby, at Arroyo Grande.
Did you know that there are some well known garden designers who live there (like Jeffrey Gordon Smith, who's been in Sunset mag a lot)?
I thought there had to be some pros playing in the dirt around there... It also seems like the perfect place to have an amazing nursery. Hmmmmmm... sounds like a project for my 'later years'.