There are people who don't love cacti. I pity the poor souls. I can't remember where I took this picture of this champion Echinocereus triglochidiatus, (there are quite a few superlative specimens of this in my own garden, Denver Botanic Gardens in in my friends' gardens). This may be from Kendrick Lake. I probably have twenty kinds of trig and coccineus, and it's not nearly enough. Certain plants (Eriogonum ovalifolium and Zauschneria californica spring to mind) are so wonderful and variable that you must have every form that you find. Most cacti fit into this catergory as far as I'm concerned!
Horticultural and botanical musings from the Rockies, Great Plains and beyond. In humble tribute to Goddess Flora.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Diminuendo: a year comes to an end....
There are people who don't love cacti. I pity the poor souls. I can't remember where I took this picture of this champion Echinocereus triglochidiatus, (there are quite a few superlative specimens of this in my own garden, Denver Botanic Gardens in in my friends' gardens). This may be from Kendrick Lake. I probably have twenty kinds of trig and coccineus, and it's not nearly enough. Certain plants (Eriogonum ovalifolium and Zauschneria californica spring to mind) are so wonderful and variable that you must have every form that you find. Most cacti fit into this catergory as far as I'm concerned!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
For we are most artistically caged
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Geranium magniflorum: underappreciated and then some...
Despite the fact that this plant is incredibly cold hardy (South African pedigree notwithstanding: it's tough as nails!)...despite the fact that it has the most finely dissected foliage of a lustrous green that is soundly evergreen (unlike most geraniums that die down in winter) albeit it takes on lustrous, purple tones in winter...despite its stunning display of lavender salvers over a long season...despite its resemblance to the very similar (and very tender) Geranium incanum-- a mainstay in subtropical gardens--
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The crevice garden of Michael Midgley Just a few years old, this crevice garden was designed and built by Michael Midgley, a delightful ...