The Ojai Garden

The City of Ojai Community Demonstration Garden was once again a stop on the Ojai Valley Chamber of Commerce Garden Tour. The garden coordinator was on hand to greet guests and provide information about the garden, while volunteers were out and about, working in the garden and chatting with the visitors.The garden rewarded visitors with masses of colorful, fragrant blooms. A highlight of the garden in April and May are the many varieties of drought-tolerant rock roses (cistus) that are in bloom. Rock roses are native to the Mediterranean regions of the world, and are a natural for our Mediterranean climate. A representative from the the Ojai Valley Sanitary District provided information about their free compost made from biosolids, and offered visitors a free plant. Photos by Les Dublin.