Stanofh, I think those Jacarandas are at the intersection of Almaden Expressway and Santa Clara Street. That's a street over to the west from the entrance to San Pedro Square. There are about 5 young trees there, right in front of the old De Anza Hotel. But maybe there's another older stand of them somewhere. I don't know of any rare fruit garden in San Jose, but I know that they still had some fruit groves growing within the city when I left for Connecticut eight years ago. Half the places I've visited since I returned to the area have been there for years and when I lived here before, I never knew about them, because I wasn't interested in Gardening. So for me, there's a whole world of things in San Jose that are absolutely new to me, even though I'm a long time resident from years ago. I wonder if you are thinking about Casa de Fruita, which is down by Hollister? That's more of a tourist stopover, but can be of interest to some, especially if you want to buy some frest fruit and nuts. If it's here, I'll find it and take those pics.

Thanks! As for I.D., I didn't make notes. According to my map, in the upper left corner is Sacred Drummer, to the right of that is, in order, Paper Butterfly and Forbidden Fantasy (the purple one), At the top right is Becky Lynn, with Chireno below that. Mister Lucky is in the forefront at the bottom. Nancy

I live right on the outskirt of town, there are 4 houses to my western side, after that, 10 miles of field and river all the way to Milford Lake, biggest in Kansas. We have more rabbits, squirrels and birds than you can shake a very large stick at. They used to bug my wife's flower beds until we 3 got Maine Coon cats. These are the largest breed of domestic cat on the planet, far as I know. They are all females and love to hunt, which is apparent every time I use the backdoor and find an offering (mouse, squirrel, bird and often rabbits). B.C. (before cats), I could see bunnies dashing out in every direction when I would hit the driveway in the morning after work. A.C. (after cats) my yard is lifeless as an asteroid. I did nontheless choose 24" raised beds for my first shot as growing veggies this year, I am taking every precaution. Summary: ( I am wordy, I know ) A predator or two, if they are active, will keep most of that critter problem to a minimum. I don't think that the miniature Beast Cats we have are necessary, any kind of hunting-happy kitty will do. It saved all of my wife's flowers.

Rolling of leaves like hosta but persisting stubble may not be.