it is FINALLY raining here today, the overcast skies and drizzle are a  great relief  for the parched gardens I  needed a break from the computer so I headed to the gardens and ended up snapping lots of pictures of the great foliage that is now coloring all the grounds. I have been adding  more and more plants with yellow or yellowish variegation and color to their leaves. It does not work everywhere, for instance the yellow edged  chamacyparis in the pink garden ( that has all pink, and white flowers looks horrible and I threaten to move it all the time) , but in the darker areas of the garden, the yellow can’t be beat for enlivening the space.

Break is over!!Back to work !