What’s in my garden?

Lemony Thicket

Bumper crop of lemons this year on my dwarf lemon tree.  Lemons are happy in the foothills.  It’s too bad they ripen all at once and in the winter to boot. They hold on pretty well but by summer lemonade time they are past their prime.

Last year I got carried away at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show and bought some tropicals like this Epidendron.  I meant to bring it in before it got really cold but good intentions have a way of going bad.  Anyway when I finally brought it in it was mostly black with just a few green leaves.  I pruned off the dead growth and found green stems and the few leaves you see.

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My bad!

Will it come back?   Stay tuned.