We've had mostly gorgeous weather, but a few showers & wind here and there. The sun feels so nice this time of year, warming but not brutal.
I was out weeding and spotted this sweet hummingbird feeding from an echeveria bloom.
The rat tail cactus have started popping some blooms.
More pots placed out, Aloe Sabaea x. Austroarabica -I'll put this in the ground in a year, I've heard Sabaea appreciates a little shade in hotter climates.
Acacia , potted - for now.
And a wispy Acacia merinthophora grounded (in front of a potted Cantua buxifolia)
One of the Aloe speciosa decided to get in on the bloom game!
I love the two-tone, and especially the white/green stripes near the base.
One of the plants I couldn't resist from Flora Grubb, Grevillea Ivanhoe I moved into place. A Banksia was struggling here, so I'll keep an eye on this.
The sugar snap peas are just about ready to flower.
Aloe striata looking stately. This was moved from another spot about a month ago, I'm surprised it rebounded and flowered.
Now that I have things a bit more under control, I'll try to get back to 2 posts a week. Kitchen construction is to start April 8th, I'm excited about that - I have a "dorm style" kitchen set up in our hallway. We'll see how cooking with a toaster oven and microwave works out!
Oh how fun! I can't wait until the hummers get back here--usually at the beginning of May. Your garden is amazing! Thanks for sharing the great shots of the landscaping, pots, and plants!
ReplyDeleteThank you Beth :)
Deletemild sunny with a few rain intervals sounds awesome. Your garden looks great.
ReplyDeletethe grevillea is a beauty! Hope it thrives for you.
aloe speciosa has the prettiest flowers--two-tones, those green stripes, the burgundy filaments, the fuzzy gold anthers,
I couldn't reist Ivanhoe, I hope it does, too!
DeleteIt looks so warm and inviting. I can’t see out my window due to ice cover. 🤓
ReplyDeleteOOh, I thought you had started melting? We're a little chillier this week compared to avg.
DeleteThat first panoramic photo is dazzling! A wonderful vantage point. Although I don't recognize -much less able to name most of the plants in your garden, I love their growing numbers, seemingly from one post to the next :-D
ReplyDeleteGood shot of the feeding hummingbird; I bet Cantua buxifolia is a magnet for those diminutive, nectar seeking, virtuosos aviators!
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Oh, I sure hope the Cantua brings them in - those are it's very first blooms so I don't know yet! TY :)
DeleteI love the hummer shot, as well as the perky flower on that rat tail cactus. We've had a little spit from Mother Nature too. I hope your pleasant weather continues!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kris. The forecast keeps changing for the milder, less rain situation. We'll be in tanks/shorts/flip flops soon enough.
DeleteLooking good. Ah, kitchen remodel. We did that years ago. It was... interesting. I have since learned how to make scrambled eggs in the microwave, if you need that sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteI may! I got a little single plug in burger, too. So I can still soft boil my eggs in the morning.
DeleteOh, sugar snap peas! I envy you for having them in March! The hummer didn't even care you were there. I rarely can photograph them closely.
ReplyDeleteShe may have been the least shy hummingbird I've ever come across - or really hungry?
DeleteYour garden is amazing. We had an ice snow storm over the weekend. The eastern part of Wisconsin was hit bad with ice, causing power outages, my sister was one of the many who lost power.
ReplyDeleteYour warm garden looks good to me on this cold day.
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Oh no, I hope your sister has her power back!
DeleteThe showers and wind (and chilly weather) have been a bit strange. I'm glad for the garden, however, to receive the precipitation. Seeing photos of your garden makes me happy; it's such a gorgeous wonderland you have.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bea, that's so nice to say!
Deletehi Tracy, your garden is really beginning to mature. So many wonderful succulents and cacti. I love the The rat tail cactus. Do they take long to mature?
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty quick, I potted them as cuttings last year - rooted over the winter in the greenhouse and now are showing off.
DeleteI still can't believe I was standing in your garden just last Friday! Thanks so much for letting us crash your place, it was fantastic to see everything IRL, you've created a paradise (I took 170 photos, ha!). I used to have a Grevillea 'Ivanhoe', I loved that thing (a bad winter did it in). The foliage was a great vase addition and of course the blooms were lovely.
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