Gardeners flock to nurseries in springtime, but fall is the best time to plant. Plants are on sale, but more importantly, planting before the rainy season gives your new shrubby friends lots of rain water to help them develop their root systems and burst into growth come spring.

Here are is a nice collection of handsome specimens for California gardens:

Now, have a cup of tea in front of the fire and dream of abundant foliage and flowers.