A Writer’s Garden

Pacific Coast iris, ceanothus and salvias edge a path that leads to a seating area in the native garden designed, owned and tended by Scott Goldstein.

Pacific Coast iris, ceanothus and salvias edge a path that leads to a seating area in the native garden designed, owned and tended by Scott Goldstein. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Sept. 15, 2014 6:26 PM PT

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Bush anemone

Bush anemone. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Matilija poppy

Matilija poppy. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Pacific Coast iris "Canyon Snow"

Pacific Coast iris “Canyon Snow.” (Eric Axene / For the Times)

A meditative quality

Canyon sunflowers, ceanothus and California fuchsias bloom near a Batchelder tile fountain that Goldstein designed to give the garden a meditative quality. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Deergrass

Deergrass. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Ceanothus "Concha"

Ceanothus “Concha.” (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Dutchmans pipe bloom

Dutchmans pipe bloom. (Eric Axele / For the Times)

Native grasses

Native grasses are “really a perfect replacement for turf.” (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Toyon

Toyon. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Coastal sagebrush

Coastal sagebrush. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

Hummingbird sage

Hummingbird sage. (Eric Axene / For the Times)

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