Monty Burns

India Hawthorne is hardy, tolerates full-sun and is prized by gardeners for its fragrant flowers and evergreen foliage.

India Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepsis indica) is one of the most common flowering shrubs used in landscaping as hedges and dividers in San Diego. It is blooming best right now, with blossoms ranging in hue from pinkish white to vivid pink. The bloom will be followed by dark blue berries that will remain through winter. The plant, which has several varieties, is an evergreen, and is not only drought resistant but also resistant to salt spray — so it is common in coastal gardens.

Citrus trees are blooming everywhere in San Diego right now.

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The Sticky-Sweet Odor Of Citrus Blossoms is wafting on the spring breezes this year, as it has in every year since the 1870s, when the county’s first commercially planted orange and lemon groves began to produce fruit. From early plantings in areas like National City and Lemon Grove, citrus groves spread east and north as urbanization encroached. Today, a car or bicycle trip through Rancho Santa Fe, Pauma Valley, and the outskirts of Escondido, Vista, and Fallbrook induces a pleasant reminiscence of San Diego County’s agricultural past.

Coronado Ides of March Sunrise

The Vernal Equinox Is On March 19th at 8:06 pm. This marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. The sun will rise perfectly due east and set due west.