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Vacations are a time that I love to spend with my family doing things that we don’t normally have time for with the busyness of school and work that predominates throughout much of the year. This summer, we spent a couple of weeks in Michigan visiting my oldest daughter and her family. In planning our […]
The last blooms of red bird-of-paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) in bloom underneath the filtered shade of a desert willow (Chilopsis linearis). Mexican bird-of-paradise (Caesalpinia mexicana) grows in front of the window. There is nothing better than enjoying a lovely view of your garden, (while sitting with your feet up), after being out of town for several […]
Native plants have become increasingly popular choices for the landscape due to the fact that they not only survive, but thrive with little fuss. On a visit to California last month, our family decided to spend a morning exploring the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden. The city of Santa Barbara has always held a special place […]
Do you write a family Christmas letter telling people what has been happening in the past year? I confess that I have never done this before. But today, I thought that I would write one for you that talks about our Christmas celebration and what the coming year holds in store. Christmas was spent with […]
Whenever I look back on my garden travels, I find that my favorites tend to be the smaller ones with more of a personal feel. Ones that I can take my time walking through without feeling like I have to hurry in order to see the entire garden. Recently, I visited a small garden run […]
Do you enjoy seeing “before and after” photos? I do – especially with landscapes. Just over a year ago, I was asked to help renovate a local church’s landscape. As you can see their landscape had become rather bare as plants had not been replaced over the years. In addition, there were some old plants […]
Have you ever experienced your past intersecting with your present in unexpected ways? I have. The birth of my grandson a couple of weeks ago, led to some connections from my past that brought back memories. But before I talk about the past, let’s talk about the the present and the birth of baby Eric […]
Have you ever spent time looking forward to a big event and found that it seemed to take forever until it arrived? Well, it certainly was like that for me waiting for the birth of my daughter’s first baby. (Warning – there is no gardening content in this post, but lots of edge-of-your-seat drama 😉 […]
Do you like cactus? I find that even people who aren’t huge fans of cacti, tend to like make an exception for golden barrels (Echinocactus grusonii). I think one of the reasons for its popularity is because of its globular shape and yellow spines. Another reason may be that golden barrel cacti are extremely […]
Do you love roses? I do. I used to have 40 roses in my Phoenix garden – I must admit that I went a little overboard. Showing my sister a few of my roses back in the 90’s Now my rose garden consists of three well-loved roses… Abraham Darby Although my passion has steered […]
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