Paul Ecke Poinsettia Ranch

To Robin Jansen and Vernice Lohman of Carlsbad, it felt like being in the English countryside. Rows of deep pink, white and yellow yarrow reached up to touch them. Basil beckoned. Traces of pineapple mint fragrance hung in the air as they meandered through the growing fields of Taylor's Herb Gardens in Vista. "I come here at least five or six times a year," Lohman said, but "I've brought Robin for the first time."