Nick and I took advantage of a sunny Saturday last April to spend a day in Davis, California. The highlight was biking around the spectacular arboretum located on the University of California campus.
We started with the Australian plant collection:
Grevillea
Anigozanthos
Callestemon 'Little John', one of my favorite small space shrubs
Then we moved onto California natives:
A path through the redwoods
Ceanothus sets off bright yellow Fremontodendron
Douglas Iris
Not sure what this is, but it's certainly lovely. A native form of Cape Mallow?
And finally, the East Asian Collection
Toona sinensis 'Flamigo'
Chinese Fringe Tree
Rosa x odorata 'Mutabilis' - Butterfly Rose is a UC Davis All-Star selection
Chinese ground orchard (letilla striata) is also an All-Star selection
Thanks for joining me on my tour!
