Name: Evelyn Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)
EmpressOfIndia said: ....but my fantasies defy physics.
That's alright, as we can imagine anything!
It is almost fall now and I can see that I would like to have a number of trees and shrubs with colorful fall foliage included in the "bones" of the garden design. It is nice to have that contrast when there are fewer plants in flower. Of course there would be a number of plants that did have fall blooms as well.
"Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson