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I think we share a lot of the same plants in our g...

2009-11-22T02:21:02.377-07:00

I think we share a lot of the same plants in our gardens.
My bougainvilleas are in bloom now too and the lantanas are always in bloom.

Lucky you sun and lovely flowers. Makes me warm ju...

2009-11-18T10:34:49.757-07:00

Lucky you sun and lovely flowers. Makes me warm just looking.

You have so many wonderful photos of your blooms a...

2009-11-18T04:34:35.309-07:00

You have so many wonderful photos of your blooms and I even grow some of them. I love seeing what's blooming for you, and learning names of plants.

FlowerLady

I can't say which is my favourite...they're all so...

2009-11-17T22:38:02.366-07:00

I can't say which is my favourite...they're all so beautiful! And lovely photography! I haven't seen the yellow Mexican Bird Of Paradise. The orange/red is common around here.

So very beautiful. There is such a variety of col...

2009-11-17T17:32:58.359-07:00

So very beautiful. There is such a variety of colors in your garden. It is interesting to see the different flowers there compared to here. Of course ours are all done for the year and you are ready to welcome some new ones. At least I can visit your blog and see the colors when it is snowing here.

What beautiful flowers! I must become a migrating ...

2009-11-17T06:47:50.321-07:00

What beautiful flowers! I must become a migrating snow bird in the future! Those Mallows are beautiful and I especially like the Mexican Bird of Paradise (I will have to read more about that one).

Mallow and violas are my favorites here, but the l...

2009-11-17T06:45:00.962-07:00

Mallow and violas are my favorites here, but the last image is oh so interesting!

Wonderful photos Noelle. Bougainvillea must be so ...

2009-11-17T03:44:52.206-07:00

Wonderful photos Noelle. Bougainvillea must be so tough and adaptable. It grows well in the tropics, in temperate areas and now I see it in your desert!
The globe mallow i know as lavatera?
I also love penstemons - I grow dark burgundy ones.
The eremophila is an Australian native like me.

oh wow! i am amazed to see that despite being so f...

2009-11-16T23:06:07.741-07:00

oh wow! i am amazed to see that despite being so far away, in such different climatic conditions you have many of the same flowers that i have around me - the bougainvilleas, lantana, firecrackers and the caesalpinias! they look lovely! i particularily love the violas.

Beautiful plants, many I know will do well in my g...

2009-11-16T20:08:15.225-07:00

Beautiful plants, many I know will do well in my garden. I plan to go to the Davis Arboretum and check out their all stars before I plant.

Wow! I love them all..I especially loved the globe...

2009-11-16T15:37:16.765-07:00

Wow! I love them all..I especially loved the globe mallow picture..gorgeous!! what a sparklig post!! I enjoyed it!
Kiki~

Such beautiful blooms. I visited Phoenix in Septem...

2009-11-16T15:08:18.012-07:00

Such beautiful blooms. I visited Phoenix in September, and despite the 104 degree heat, the flowers all over the city were gorgeous. Your photography is stunning. I also very much enjoyed your previous post on the hidden garden - the surprise of it had to make it so special. Thanks again for your great blog.

What vivid, cheerful blooms! I love all the brigh...

2009-11-16T12:04:11.737-07:00

What vivid, cheerful blooms! I love all the bright colors. It's mostly dull around my garden, though we did have a very saturated, medium-blue sky this morning. Thank goodness for some color from above.

Gorgeous stuff! Well it hit 60 degrees here yeste...

2009-11-16T11:52:43.288-07:00

Gorgeous stuff! Well it hit 60 degrees here yesterday and we don't have hardly any flowers to show -- I'll be back next month on bloom day for sure.

Hello, Thank you so much for your comments. I ch...

2009-11-16T09:29:45.074-07:00

Hello,

Thank you so much for your comments. I changed my blog template so that I could have larger photos :)

Hi Susie,
Penstemon are easy to grow from seed, so you might try that way. I should have some seed available from my plant in spring. I can always mail you some.

Hi James,
It does get a little cold here. It snows in the mountains surrounding us, but we rarely get any down here. But it only takes a 1 hour drive to get to the snow in the winter. We grow many tropical plants and we also have many plants that bloom all winter long.

Hi Janet,
We get down to the 30's and even the 20's sometimes. We keep our Bougainvilleas outdoors. The tops do get killed back by frost, but they grow back very quickly in the spring.

Hello Gloria,
The shrub you are talking about is called Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens). Unfortunately, they are pruned into 'balls and cupcakes'. I have a previous post about them. They are beautiful, especially when pruned correctly. Their flowers are lovely. My 'Rio Bravo' Sage is closely related.

Have a great day!
Noelle

It's all perfection! Globe Mallows are one of my f...

2009-11-16T09:04:36.368-07:00

It's all perfection! Globe Mallows are one of my faves. thanks

Gorgeous, gorgeous photos. I wonder if I could gro...

2009-11-16T08:46:09.039-07:00

Gorgeous, gorgeous photos. I wonder if I could grow that Radiation Lantana 'Desert Sunset' - it would make quite a statement in my big rock garden.

Hi Nicolle - love the flowers and I could almost f...

2009-11-16T08:05:37.257-07:00

Hi Nicolle - love the flowers and I could almost feel the warmth. Recently we were in Nevada and I noticed a gray green shrub grown in the public places that some had sheared into a hedge and it had pink flowers that looked like penstemons But the shrub was large. I asked someone what it was and he said a sage. But, I don't think so. Does that describe something that grows your way? Gloria

Thanks for all of the pictures, and for telling us...

2009-11-16T07:05:59.872-07:00

Thanks for all of the pictures, and for telling us their names. It's nice to know what is growing in other's gardens at this time of year.

Love the sweet faces of the pansies. Your shrubs ...

2009-11-16T06:48:36.455-07:00

Love the sweet faces of the pansies. Your shrubs are most interesting. The Valentine Shrub is one I look forward to seeing in full bloom later in the season.
So how cold is your winter? Guess I could look it up. Do you keep your Bougainvillea out year round?

Wow your blooms look great!

2009-11-16T06:45:06.731-07:00

Wow your blooms look great!

Love all those blooms. It looks so vibrant there! ...

2009-11-16T05:41:22.409-07:00

Love all those blooms. It looks so vibrant there! One of my son's friends and his parents visited Arizona and brought back the bird of paradise seeds (there were in a pod-I think it was this) especially for me. Try as I might I could not grow them. Such a shame too as it is a very pretty yellow!

A lovely injection of much need colour into the gr...

2009-11-16T03:39:15.111-07:00

A lovely injection of much need colour into the grey days we are currently having here ... bright and beautiful
K

I wonder how is winter in the desert? Is there sn...

2009-11-16T01:33:17.553-07:00

I wonder how is winter in the desert?
Is there snow or does everything flowering plant stop blooming?

Winter flowers, thats what we have inside the hous...

2009-11-16T00:44:16.967-07:00

Winter flowers, thats what we have inside the house. Interesting things to learn from you.