Always good to come home.

-

 I've been spending every second I can in the garden, so many weeds & moving things around.  Blooms galore, I absolutely treasure this time of year!

I wish I could've driven home from Cave Creek with a carload of plants, I did manage to carry home a Talavera snake.  The price on Talavera there is vastly different than here in Livermore.  About 1/4 of the price!  Anyone want to roadtrip?  
Various blooms... from the greenhouse, this vivid purple shocked me.  Cactus blooms are the best.
Iris
No memory of planting this one, lol.
Jerusalem sage
I need to pull the poppies & honeywort, they are a little aggressive this year.  
*Not my sideyard, but spotted on a run - isn't that lovely?
Love this shock of red when I step out into the back garden.

One of Ivan's astrophytum's in the greenhouse sent out a nice soft bloom. 
Still trying to set rocks.
Epiphyllum, I thought this was 'King Midas' but looks too pink to me?
And a BIG Happy Birthday to the King of this Castle, James!  hahaha, He saw me taking pictures of the pots I had moved about next to the house and wanted to be included.  

Today, tacos will be made - a James favorite.

Comments

  1. Kris PetersonApril 19, 2024 at 10:32 AM

    It's always nice to come home to beautiful flowers! I'm sorry about the weeds but that's the price of gardening I'm afraid. I'm still trying to catch up with mine but that probably won't happen until the rain stops. Your 'King Midas' looks a lot like the one that bloomed for me last year - mine came from Annie's.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. tz_gardenApril 20, 2024 at 8:28 AM

      True on the weeds. Ok, it is 'King Midas' from Annie's then. I had it in my mind it would be more of a coral-pink. Lovely either way!

      Delete
  2. BeaApril 19, 2024 at 7:15 PM

    Oooooh, so incredibly gorgeous are the blooms! I like the photo bomb by your human pal among the flora, as well. Enjoy the tacos.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. tz_gardenApril 20, 2024 at 8:29 AM

      Thank you Bea, and yes we did enjoy those tacos! :)

      Delete
  3. danger gardenApril 20, 2024 at 9:30 AM

    Always fun when a spouse makes a guest appearance (I assume that's who James is?), happy birthday! Love that side yard you spotted.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. tz_gardenApril 20, 2024 at 5:02 PM

      Yes, sorry I didn't make that clear! That side yard is a real looker right now.

      Delete
  4. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern GardeningApril 20, 2024 at 10:47 AM

    Your garden is certainly putting on a show and I love the cacti blooms! Enjoy!

    ReplyDelete
  5. AlanaApril 20, 2024 at 11:40 AM

    All my succulents (on a table in my home office mostly) are probably begging me to take a road trip to your neighborhood, where they could grow free and bask in the sunshine. (This afternoon it's cloudy and drizzling here). I always love looking at your plants. My favorite today was the very first picture with the red and yellow bloom. I also liked the side that you saw on your run.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. tz_gardenApril 20, 2024 at 5:04 PM

      It's nice you have plants right around you, I hope you get some nice sun soon. Thank you Alana!

      Delete
  6. Cindie WinquistApril 20, 2024 at 12:31 PM

    Love every bit of your garden—such variety and vibrancy.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. tz_gardenApril 20, 2024 at 5:05 PM

      Oh, that's so great to hear. Thank you Cindie!

      Delete
  7. AnonymousApril 20, 2024 at 12:40 PM

    Garden looks awesome!! Happy Birthday to the King. Amelia

    ReplyDelete
  8. JerryApril 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM

    Wowza! What a welcome homecoming! The color contrast between red and yellow on that first picture is quite unusual. Not something I typically see. Great find on that sideyard too. Simple, yet effective and beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. tz_gardenApril 20, 2024 at 5:06 PM

      I'm going to keep an eye on that neighborhood side yard, I'd love to see the taller cacti bloom as well! Thank you Jerry.

      Delete
  9. tz_gardenApril 20, 2024 at 5:04 PM

    Thank you, I was having problems posting comments on wordpress blogs this morning. So frustrating.

    ReplyDelete
  10. AnonymousApril 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM

    Your rock garden has come together beautifully! The fire-engine red Delosperma (?) is a stunner.
    Talavera for a quarter of the price? Yes please!
    Chavli

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. tz_gardenApril 21, 2024 at 11:36 AM

      Thank you Chavli, I only wish I had an empty suitcase - I would've definitely bought more art for the garden. They had some real fun pieces, glass, clay, etc.

      Delete
  11. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)April 22, 2024 at 8:53 AM

    So many wonderful blooms! I especially love the Drosanthemum micans in photo #1!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Carla from The RiverApril 24, 2024 at 2:40 PM

    Welcome home and wow, wow, wow, I love all the color.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Tarpaulinz UkApril 25, 2024 at 5:48 AM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Hoover BooApril 25, 2024 at 10:55 AM

    Wow your garden is endlessly gorgeous. Happy Spring 2024!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I'd love to hear from you, ~Tracy

Popular posts from this blog

-
Image
 Ugh!  I noticed a gaping hole in one of my Golden Barrel cactus when I was wandering through the garden yesterday.  We are in the midst of 3-4 days of rain, which will be followed by a morning freeze - BAD, bad bad.   I will try to lay some poly-tarp on them just for a few days to keep the slope as dry as possible.  I thought being planted on the slope would provide them with enough drainage, and most do seem nice & firm.   These were just planted Spring 2022, if they can make it through this deluge should be fine in the future.   Goo. and more and more goo. 😒 Here is the before - thankfully those big boys Goldens seem solid.  The rot was on a mid size 10" and a much smaller 3".  One portion of the Golden Fox cactus was rotten in our earlier rain in December 2022.  But it looks like the rest of the plant will pull through unscathed.  Fingers crossed. On a positive note, the manzanitas by our driveway smell &...
Read more
-
Image
 Looks like we are headed into a nice drying out period.  Livermore didn't get too overloaded with rain, thankfully.  I'm going to share some more pictures of the Aloes that are beginning to wake up, some of these blooming for me for the first time! Aloe mutabilis  Aloe ferox x capitata -blooms a little damaged from being moved/planted but still that nice fluffy capitata look. It's raining now, but these are so bright it's joyful to look out the kitchen window and see the blooms.  Aloe munchii a little behind but should be open soon - along with A. tangerine  I like this little vignette (by the AC unit) - this area used to hold a too big for the planting bed Bay Laurel.  I liked the laurel, but too tight quarters.  I planted it, I'm the problem it's me.  Ivan helped me get the base of the hefty roots out.  Although I'm seeing the pedilanthus is absolutely NOT taking off against the house.  Which is ridiculous, this is a sweet spot. ...
Read more

Back home

-
Image
I visited Puget Sound with the 2024 Garden Fling for the first 2 days (of 4).  I thought I would post a few of my favorite pictures/moments, as I've not organized all my photos yet.  From Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden.  This blew my mind, not algae but a tiny fern Azolla covering the pond.  I live in such a dry area, this was mindblowingly green.  There was even a little sign warning people not to walk on the water.   Closeup. A private garden on Vashon Island.   Oooh, cones. A sort of natural swimming pond, 7 feet deep on one end. This may be the most inspiring section I saw.  Not just using rock in the slope, but the addition of wood was so great. I left early to visit my parents in Portland, I don't see them enough.  They will be 82 in September.  They are doing great, and had added 40 shrubs to their garden just recently! After moving them in and out of their garage all winter to protect them from the awful freeze. ...
Read more