My neighbor's rose~Saturday Flowers~100811

My neighbor is a landscaper and she has the most beautiful garden.  She has a corner lot and when she moved in, she put an olive tree right in the middle of it and then planted flowers around it.  She has roses along her driveway and last weekend I wandered over with my camera.  This summer, as most summers, was pretty harsh on her plants, except for her black-eyed Susans and roses.  Isn't this one beautiful?  Look how delicate the petals are.  I've tried to grow roses for 30 years and I finally just gave up.  My parents had a beautiful rose garden which my father enhanced with trailer loads of horse manure, but I can't grow a single rose!  Go figure...sigh...Saturday Flowers for 100811.  I guess I'll just have to enjoy my neighbor's roses! To visit Flowers on Saturday, please go to:  http://blueberrycraftandhobbytime.blogspot.com/

Pretty flowers~Mellow Yellow Monday~100311

I wandered over to my neighbor's yard this morning and found these pretty flowers.  I raked my front planting area this morning and we might have rain Wednesday and/or Thursday down here, so I need to sow my wildflower seeds before the rain comes.  So, I'll probably be out there tomorrow afternoon and Tuesday afternoon.  Last year I had California poppies, African daisies, desert lupine, and some other flowers which I didn't even know. I noticed that my neighbor was out pulling some of these out this afternoon, so I'm glad she allowed me to take photos this morning!  Mellow Yellow Monday for October 3, 2011. To visit Mellow Yellow Monday, please go to:  http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/

Water droplets~Sunday stills Challenge~100211

Water drops on my bougenvilla.  It has some pink blossoms, but it was too dark to see them this morning, so I may go out later.  Sunday Stills Challenge 100211.  http://sundaystills.wordpress.com/

Colorful flowers, Arizona~Garden Bloggers Bloom Day~091511

Fall in the desert southwest is different than most parts of the country.  Here in the Coachella Valley, August is a time for the fields to lie fallow.  I took these photos over in Arizona in August.  I honestly don't know what this plant is~can somebody please tell me?  I liked how it curved over.  The bees certainly liked it, too!  Garden Bloggers Bloom Day for September 15, 2011. If you want to stop by GBBD, please go to:  http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/

Dragon's teeth? ~Sunday stills Challenge~081411

No, just the pointy spines on an agave!  But, don't they look like dragon's teeth?  I just love these!  I found these on my morning walk at the Marriott Desert Ridge villas.  There were quail, cottontails, doves, and cactus wrens out and about at dawn this morning.  It was a nice walk then.  I went out again about 8:00 a.m. and it was so hot and sticky and HUMID that I came back to our room completely soaked with perspiration!!!  Sunday Stills Challenge for August 14, 2011.

Mexican Bird of Paradise~Today's Flowers~072411

Hubby and I are over in Arizona this weekend, in Scottsdale. We decided to get out of our desert and go sit in a hotel in another one! I know that sounds crazy, but we both needed a change of scenery. So, yesterday morning I marched out with my camera to take some photos of the area next to the pool which is below our room. It was hot by 9:00 a.m. and I wasn't outside long...just long enough to snap a couple of quick photos! This is a Mexican bird of paradise bush. We have them in our desert, too, but I haven't stopped to take any photos of them this summer. Aren't they gorgeous? I have some in my yard, but mine are pure yellow. These are very hardy bushes and they propagate easily. I like the multicolored ones better! Today's Flowers for July 24, 2011. To visit Today's Flowers, please go to: http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/

Camelback Resort flowers~Today's Flowers~060511

I took an early morning walk one morning over at Camelback Resort, in Scottsdale, Arizona and stopped to admire one of their planters. Aren't they pretty? Today's Flowers for June 5, 2011.