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Oleanders

Mis-Placed Plants…..Read The Plant Label Part 2

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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.  Especially in terms of planting the right plant in the wrong place.   I took a drive this past fall around a neighborhood near our house and found many examples of beautiful…
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February 3, 2010
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Introducing ‘The Refuge’….An Oasis In The Desert

Double S Farms
 Many of you have visited Double S Farms with me where my mother (Pastor Mom), youngest sister (Chicken Farmer) and family reside. Well, I have more family for you to meet along with their desert gardens. I would like to introduce you…
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February 2, 2010
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Early Signs of Spring on the Farm….

AZ Plant Lady
Yesterday was a glorious winter day accompanied with warmer then usual temperatures; 68 degrees F.  I went over to Double S Farms to help my brother-in-law (Farmer Dad), prune the fruit trees - (the fruit trees had sadly been neglected and…
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February 1, 2010
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Flowering Once In A Lifetime….

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Imagine a plant that lives for years, never flowering, and then towards the end of it's life, expends all of it's energy to produce flowers on a giant stem and then dies.... Agave colorata getting ready to flower. Agave Stalks…
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January 30, 2010
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Las Vegas

Orchids, Las Vegas and Disappointment….

Arizona, Road Trip
**An Advisory - Please do not enlarge photos until finished reading the entire post.** Last weekend, my husband and I did the unthinkable....we left our kids with their grandparents and went to Las Vegas.  We had originally planned…
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January 28, 2010
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Joshua trees

A Forest Without Trees….

Arizona
There is a beautiful stretch of highway through one of Arizona's deserts that travels through a forest.  However, this forest is not made up of trees.... This forest is made up of plants called Joshua trees, which technically are…
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January 27, 2010
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Globe Mallow

A Rainbow Of Color In The Desert Garden

AZ Plant Lady
Journey with me through the garden to see the rainbow of color that awaits.... inspired by my fellow blogger, Rebecca of Prefer To Be In The Garden.   Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) RED blossoms cover my Globe Mallow…
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January 26, 2010
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little hummingbird

A Little Friend Returns For The Winter

Double S Farms
I would like to introduce you to one of the littlest residents of Double S Farms. He is what we call a 'snowbird'.  Now, where we live, a snowbird is a seasonal resident , usually human, who lives in the desert during the winter months. However,…
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January 25, 2010
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Aloe flower

January Flowers

AZ Plant Lady
During this exceptionally rainy week, we did have a one day's respite from the rain. I love how clean the landscape looks after it rains.  Aloe flower I took advantage of the sunny day and went out to do errands, when I came…
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January 23, 2010
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tarantula

Face Off With a Tarantula…

AZ Plant Lady
Working as a horticulturist on golf courses meant that I came face to face with wildlife from time to time.  Often, I would see them ahead of time and would react accordingly.  Sometimes however, I was surprised at what I found and…
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January 22, 2010
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