Gardening
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Stunning Pink Amaryllis Bella Donna Blooms In Pacifica, California
Amaryllis Bella Donna blooms in Pacifica, California in August, and it was truly a stunning sight, as you can see! Two years ago I photographed Amaryllis Bella Donna In Oakland, California, and it was actually the first time I’d seen this very impressive bulb showing off its blooms. This time however, the quantity of flowers…
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How To Grow Foxtail Agave As Seen In Pacifica, CA
I’ll admit I love agave, and I would love to know how to grow foxtail agave as seen in Pacifica, CA! I know the title on the photo says “giant agave” but that might be confusing is that is actually the name of a different agave plant, that I actually shared previously. I don’t know…
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Amazing Agave Century Plant Blooms With A 3 Story Stalk
Yes, it is true, the amazing Agave century plant blooms with a 3 story stalk, that is 9 meters tall, so and very eye catching. I couldn’t help but notice this agave Americana blooming in Pacifica, California, and it is too stunning not to share with you! As you may know, I am a gardening…
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Pink Mallow Blooms At The Beach In Pacifica, California
I love stalk flowers and especially the light pink mallow that blooms as a native in Israel, amidst dry golden weeds such that the pink blooms are especially stunning. On our recent trip to Pacifica, California I was especially surprised to see mallow ( actually part of a large family called Malvaceae) growing at the…
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Pink Verbena Meets Dracaena In A Summer Planter
Summer planters filled with flowers, especially in places where there is a cold winter, are just so very very lovely! So proud of my plant loving brother (it is in the genes, apparently) for assembling this lovely example of "thriller, filler and spiller" using draecena for the thriller, impatiens for the filler and pink verbena…
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Bower Vine Blooms In A Northern Israel Container Garden
As a somewhat experienced container gardener, I always advise my readers, and friends to take a look around their neighborhood, see what plants are flourishing, and go for that! And of course do take note of the location, like shade, direct sun, partial sun, a protective wall etc. At it turns out, Bower Vine, Pandorea…
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Bougainvillea In Bloom Once Again In My Northern Israel Container Garden
Yippee, my stunning magenta Bougainvillea is back in bloom after loosing all its leaves and sleeping during the coldest winter months. While Bougainvillea is a tropical plant it does do well in climates that have cool nights, like even San Francisco and my Northern Israel mountain location that is colder than San Francisco by quite…
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Stunning Coleus In A Lovely Mixed Garden Bed With Elephant’s Ear!
This week I was walking in one of the old stone alleys in my neighborhood, and a slightly neglected one at that, and came across this stunning garden bed with Coleus, wow! It is positioned perfectly to detract from the electric box, and I guess there was a hole of some kind in the ground…
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The Haworth’s Aeonium Succulent Blooms In Northern Israel
One of my prized succulents is in bloom and it is so wonderful! Ten years or so ago a dear friend passed away unexpectedly, and alone, leaving the community to go through her things. I decided to make sure that her plants didn't end up in the dumpster, so I took both plants and cuttings…
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Sedum Adolphi Succulent Blooms In Northern Israel
We've just done some much needed painting and re-plastering on some of the exterior property walls of our home, which involved me moving a collection of succulents in window box planters. And since those said planters actually made a huge mess on the wall where they were perched I will not be returning them to…
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Great Looking Copper Colored Succulent Called Sedum Adolphi
While I just love this succulent pot of mine, I'll admit until just now I did not know what it was called! And friends, simply upload a photo of a plant to google images, which then finds similar images enabling you to identify the plant, so simple and such a time saver! Okay, now that…
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Bougainvillea Now In Bloom In My Northern Israel Container Garden
One of my favorite plants, and one that makes a huge statement in my Northern Israel container garden is the Bougainvillea vine, which always pleases! Because we can get quite cold winters, the only Bougainvillea that really is hardy, especially in a container, without a doubt, is the magenta pink one, and that is just…