The rain and the garden

 

My climber Star Jasmine blossoms after the rain. Photo by Myriam Mahiques, personal archives, 2019.

There are several considerations for landscape and-or garden design. I am not sure how many professionals at the time of select a palette of plants, take into account how the plants, bushes, trees, look after the rain.

There is not too much rain in Southern CA, but for example, in Seattle (WA) it rains a lot during Autumn and Winter and the landscape looks pretty different.

I am very proud of my (climber) Star Jasmine, when it begins to bloom in January-February, the drops are everywhere hanging from the tiny flowers, and the whole plant looks like a beautiful complex filigrane. The red blooms take relevance without a doubt, but when it is a clear day, the green leaves are noticeable over the red.

Depending on the morphology and texture of the plants, some retain the drops more than others. The rain drops may be hanging by surface tension, sliding, contained or just disappear, as we see in the hairy leaves below, being the extreme example here the Lavender that does not show difference.

Needless to say how pretty the Poinsettia looks.

Here the water intensifies the warm color. Overall and under the sun, this plant is light green.

This succulent has kept a tiny "lake".

We can see it is wet in parts but no drops are left on the leaves

The shape of the Geranium or Malvon helps to contain little "ponds". It is reflecting the gray sky.

The Lavender does not show signs of rain. All pictures by Myriam Mahiques. They have been taken at the same time after heavy rain.