One of the first areas that Morro Bay in Bloom adopted was along the Embarcadero waterfront, where volunteers planted red geraniums about four years ago. Recently the geraniums were looking a little sad, founder Walter Heath said. "Really it was a result of being in lockdown for 90 days so they weren't getting enough water and that kind of stuff," Heath said. click to enlarge Photo Courtesy Of Walter Heath BLOSSOMING Morro Bay in Bloom volunteers planted sunny red and pink flowers to contrast with the blue waters of the bay. Local stay-at-home orders caused by the global pandemic halted a lot of operations and activities throughout the Central Coast in 2020—including caring for the flowers Morro Bay in Bloom volunteers planted throughout the city.