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 ...