Fall Gardening

Fall in sunny Southern California is the time to plant flowers and vegetables for their fall enjoyment. Mums and bulbs can be planted now. The mums are planted mainly for fall color. The bulbs are planted now so they can be established in the ground and start growing in spring.

Sometimes fall gardening in Southern California can be pretty tricky. My roses are still blooming but most plants are starting to lose their color and vividness. Last weekend we had rains for 2 days and this gave a spring look at the roses.

This is one of the English roses. It is drooping with the weight of rain droplets.

Rain drops on a red rose, not sure what kind of rose is this.

Roses in Southern California can still bloom in the fall.

The orange fruits are now starting to turn their color into orange.