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Our house is officially sold today. We listed it in late February, and 3 weeks later it was under contract. Today we’re handing the keys to the buyer, and a new family will move into our home and garden of 17 years.
It’s time for a nostalgic spi...
Two of my beaked yuccas (Yucca rostrata) are flowering this spring, sending up four-foot bloom stalks that resemble flocked Christmas trees.
Even during the day, their waxy ivory flowers draw the eye, especially since I’m almost at eye level on the elevated deck. What a spectacle, rising horn-like from the bobble-headed yucca.
...A sizzling-pink ‘Princess Diana’ clematis greeted me on my friend Cat‘s front porch a few days ago. What an effusive welcome!
The vine’s botanical name, Clematis texensis ‘Princess Diana’, hints at its wild Texas origins.
...I stopped by Lucinda Hutson‘s purple casita this week and couldn’t resist a quick tour around her garden. Mexican flame vine, its flowers molten orange against the purple house, makes a bold opening act.
I love this annual vine, but I remember
When the silver Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis var. argentea) starts blooming, its Cheeto-like panicles seem to glow amid the frosty fronds.
Leaning in for a closer view is hazardous. The stiff leaf stems are armored with thorns.
Thank goodness for zoom lenses.
One of my favor...