tz_garden

 I'd been planning to share the front perennial garden, so here we go.  We got a rare May rain on Saturday 1/2"! It was the talk of the town, quite surprising and unfortunately awful wind with it. My flowers were sagging to the ground.  90 degrees is predicted by Friday, so I'm grateful for the rain.  We likely won't see any precipitation again until October. My favorite view right now, from the sidewalk up the main walk to the front door. The salvia discolor barely shows in the picture, but in person it's lovely with it's black flowers.     From the street, I need to work on this angle - hard for me.  *Dr Feelgood is walking down one of the paths. A view from the other side looking toward the street. Headed to the front door, and we will veer to the right. The front is shaped unevenly, with the bulk of the front garden on the right and very deep. A turn around and look back shot.  That white delphinium has been blooming for weeks now, I'm co...

 I'll be gone for a few days to visit with friends in Cave Creek, AZ.  A few pics before I go, I'm thinking now that we are getting into the 80's there will be serious changes to the garden. Aloe speciosa sent up a late bloom, it's first - I'm thrilled! I'll be checking this the minute I get back home. The ranunculus really exploded! The Raoulia hookeri has been added to the small crevice garden, so far so good. I have to admit I can't remember what this is.  Another thing to check when I get home to see if the blooms opened. The Lotus berthelorii is early blooming, so pretty. Poppies, of course.  Red chief I believe. A patch of iris with sunflower starts behind.  The sunflowers are my attempt to shade the tomato plants when it gets hOTter. So sweet, anemone. Greenhouse bloom, lasting longer than most cactus flowers do, day 3. I need to get everything out of there when I get back. And a question, does anyone grow Liparia splendens, mountain dahlia?  Mine is...

Things are happening!  I've neglected to update, but I've been busy weeding, planting, etc.  I thought this Iris was 'dangerous mood' but it is missing the black.  So no idea what mood this is, hahaha.  She is pretty and full of mood, though. A pretty snap that overwintered from 2023, very fruit punchy and 3' tall!. A shoutout to the lovely Viburnum that gets absolutely neglected in the back corner and looks lovely all year, especially now.  Spring Break was last week, all the kids were home!  We went to American Soil & Stone and brought back one thousand pounds of rock.  Thanks to Ivan for the heavy lifting.  *Filling the car. I usually place the rocks first and then rinse.  Olivia was serious about uncovering the beauty and got to rinsing. Some beauties. I did feed them for their troubles, a Basque cheesecake - one of the desserts I made for Easter.   The sea of blue honeywort in the front garden needs to be tamed, I'll pull s...

 Hello!  Livermore was the recipient of 1.5" of rain over the weekend, which is great.  However, I am READY for the warmer weather.  Next week it is predicted to be in the 70's all week! Below is a beautiful cold hardy orchid Sophia & Ivan gifted a few years back and is blooming right on schedule.   The front perennial garden is getting there.  I'll do a post in a couple weeks when things are in their glory. Blue honeywort is blooming everywhere, I find it hard to get a good picture of these.   Beautiful almost turquoise blue Corydalis flexuosa 'porcelain blue' is happy in a shaded spot in the slope.  I wish I had ordered more, now they are out of stock at Annie's Annuals.  Succulent blooms. Banksia petiolaris is pushing out new growth, I'm always thrilled when the crazy Australian plants live.  The new growth is a striking pinky red quickly turning gold then finally green.  Very fuzzy leaves. Ozothanus diosmifolius 'p...