Tag Archives: Pelargonium ‘Crocodile’
Bloom Day March 2014
Typical for March, the reseeding poppies are the biggest showboats in my garden at the moment. Anticipating where and against what backdrop another loopy-necked bloom will open each morning is a huge part of their appeal. Summer-dormant Pelargonium echinatum has … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day
Tagged Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor', Andrew Lawson, blue oat grass, Broughton Grange, Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame', Disocactus flagelliformis or Rattail cactus, dyckias, Euphorbia rigida, Helicotrichon sempervirens, Manihot grahamii, Orlaya grandiflora, Papaver rupifragum, Papaver setigerum, Pelargonium 'Crocodile', Pelargonium echinatum, Phlomis lanata, Salvia flava, Solanum pyracanthum, Tom Stuart-Smith, Verbena lilacina
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Occasional Daily Weather Report 1/6/13
Nighttime temps haven’t dipped into the 30s yet, still the calamintha was somehow dusted with ice crystals yesterday morning Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) always looks chilly The daytime temps, anyway, make for perfect biking weather. My Christmas present to Marty … Continue reading
Posted in Occasional Daily Photo, Occasional Daily Weather Report, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Acacia pravissima, Calamintha nepeta, Echeveria 'Opal Moon', Ein, Papaver commutatum, Pelargonium 'Crocodile', Saxifraga stolonifera 'Maroon Beauty', Tillandsia usneoides, vintage bicycles
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friday clippings 8/17/12
August is not a month to be trifled with. Spring comes so early here, with winter more a brief, rainy intermission than a season, that by August I really need to 1) loosen compacted clay soil that refuses to absorb … Continue reading