We're staying in Hemet, a small town near Beaumont. When my grandparents retired here in the 1960's, Hemet was an agricultural town with many dairies, and a booming retirement community.
According to Sunset's The Western Garden Book, Hemet is in climate zone 18, which is west of the low desert and lower in elevation than the high desert. Many of the valley floors in the region were once planted in apricot, peach, and apple orchards. We found new citrus groves being planted up Bautista Canyon.
Grandma and Grandpa settled into retired life, and built a new community around church and friends. Grandma canned and sewed, Grandpa could build or fix anything. They also took advantage of the climate and planted dwarf persimmon and lemon trees, and a small grape arbor, all of which still produce fruit today.
According to Sunset's The Western Garden Book, Hemet is in climate zone 18, which is west of the low desert and lower in elevation than the high desert. Many of the valley floors in the region were once planted in apricot, peach, and apple orchards. We found new citrus groves being planted up Bautista Canyon.
Grandma and Grandpa settled into retired life, and built a new community around church and friends. Grandma canned and sewed, Grandpa could build or fix anything. They also took advantage of the climate and planted dwarf persimmon and lemon trees, and a small grape arbor, all of which still produce fruit today.
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| Several grape vines are positioned against an outside wall, in a sunny aspect and out of the wind. A sturdy trellis provides support. |
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| A dwarf persimmon produces beautiful fruit late in theyear. |
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