Category Archives: GBBD
GBBD – Sept 2013
It is garden bloggers bloom day tomorrow, and this month I will share my favorite 3 blooms in my garden right now. The two Desert Willow trees (Chilopsis linearis ‘Bubba’) in my front garden have bloomed non-stop since spring…wildlife love them, and I love the hot color in the heat of the summer. Gomphrena ‘fireworks’ …
“Rita” is blooming!
She’s blooming – Opuntia Santa Rita ‘Tubac’ is striking when she shows her purple and yellow colors at the same time. Nature tells us purple and yellow look good together! Golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) in the bee-hive planter plays up the yellow further. This tough cactus sure has a delicate papery flower.My ‘Blue Elf’ …
Garden stroll…
It has been a while since I have looked at my garden…I mean really looked at it and soaked it all in. Today was the day to take a break from our Canadian company and bond with my garden again…I missed it!My creeping germander (Teucrium crossonii) is still flowering ….despite all the c-c-c-COLD nights! The …
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