This steep hillside along the street once flowed a torrent of salal. The native shrub grows prolifically here and is good for erosion control. But it was feet thick with decades of dead growth underneath. As it cascaded down it covered rocks and ferns alike. Anything in its way got covered and ended up a bump under the salal. I had it removed.

Oscar the landscaper replaced it with a number of plants taken from other clients. I didn’t pay much attention to what he was putting down. Years have gone by. What plants do I have? What is a weed and what is a plant? I was surprised what I have. Here’s a short inventory of what plants were new to me.