This is time to plant some of the flowers that grow well during the winter months here in the Bay Area. You can see in the stores calendulas, cyclamens, pansies, and primroses.
I have to find some space to put some cyclamens in my yard :-) I have johnny jump ups growing as volunteers in my yard.
I planted the primroses several years ago. They keep coming back. Slugs and Snails love them as much as I do. In other words, I will only have the pleasure of seeing the flower - which in my opinion have fantastic colors -, if, and only if, I put the bait.