I was surprised to see the bloom spike coming out of this aloe a few weeks ago. I’ve had this aloe in the same blue pot for a couple of years. (See here for an earlier pic.) It had been in full sun and was starting to stress out. Personally, I don’t like the stressed look on my aloes and succulents, so I moved it into a shadier spot. She rewarded me with this awesome bloom! (And brighter green stripes.) I took this pic with my iphone and filtered it through Instagram. What fun!
Archive for the ‘Gardens’ Category
16 Jul
A Fairy’s Wand of My Own
A few days later, I went to Annie’s Annuals & Perennials to check out their Art in the Garden event. As my girl sat down to remove the lava rock from her princess sandals, I spotted the very same fountain of flowers. Of course I would find it at Annie’s! I asked them what it is and found out that it’s a Dierama (aka Fairy’s Wand aka Angel’s Fishing Rod). They only had a couple small plants left for sale, and only in white, so I picked up my very own Dierama Guinevere.
And as per my habit, I will put it in a pot in the back yard for a while until it grows up a bit. By then I’m sure our front bedding areas will be ready for planting. I’m serious.
3 Jul
Bearded Iris
8 May
Susan’s Succulents
Here is a front yard garden that I love. I first went to Susan’s Succulents last year after hearing about her succulent sale on craigslist.
This is one of my purchases from last year.
And here she is one year later. The plan is to put this beauty in the ground as part of the upcoming front yard succulent make-over, but for now my comfort level is still container gardening!!
1 May