But there’s nothing quite like L.A.’s annual jacaranda bloom, when trees all across the region pop with powdery purple flowers. Jacaranda trees typically bloom between April and June ...

Each home boasted something of its own uniqueness from a Magnolia tree with purple blooms to a dogwood ... of this backyard with its ever-changing scenery with its mixture of annuals and perennials.

Our little corner of Los Angeles is a riot of color these days, though I don’t think I’ve seen one of these -- a purple orchid tree, captured here by photograher NatashaP, and Pieter Severynen ...