I thought I'd change things up a little this month and combine my floral photos with wide shots of my garden to provide context. It's not really a "Where's Waldo?" game as not all the flowers included in the floral collages can be spotted in the associated landscape shot. Some are just outside the frame of that photo or hidden behind or beneath another plant but they're all planted in the general area shown.
I'll start with the back garden and continue clockwise around the house from my starting point.
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| View from my back door looking toward the Los Angeles harbor |
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Top row: Alstroemeria 'Claire' and Felicia aethiopica
Middle row: Cotula lineariloba, Gazania "Yellow Flame', and Anagallis 'Wildcat Mandarin'
Bottom row: Echium webbii (photographed from the other side), Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow', and Nierembergia 'Purple Robe' |
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| View from back patio looking north |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Lantana camara 'Irene', Leucospermum 'Brandi', Lobelia laxiflora, Melianthus major, Osteospermum 'Violet Ice', Nierembergia 'Purple Robe', and Leucadendron 'Pisa' |
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| View from the north end of the back garden looking in the direction of the back patio |
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| Argyranthemum frutescens and Gilia tricolor |
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| This is a segment of the back border looking roughly northeast |
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Top row: Hebe 'Wiri Blush', Pelargonium cucullatum 'Flore Pleno', and Polygala fruticosa
Middle row: Penstemon 'Onyx & Pearls' and Salvia canariensis var candidissima
Bottom row: Artichoke 'Purple Romagna' and Melaleuca thymifolia |
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| View from just beyond the area shown in the last wide shot to the south end of the back garden |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Allium 'Violet Beauty', Achillea 'Moonshine', Arctotis 'Pink Sugar', Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer', Osteospermum 'Sunshine Beauty', O. 'Zion Copper Amethyst', and Lotus berthelotii 'Amazon Sunset' |
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| South side garden looking west |
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Top row: Hymenolepsis parviflora, Leucospermum 'Goldie', and Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'
Middle row: Callistemon 'Hot Pink', Cistus 'Sunset', and C. 'Grayswood Pink'
Bottom row: Lagurus ovatus (aka bunny tail grass) and Lavatera trimetris |
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| View from the south end of the front garden looking in the direction of the driveway |
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Top row: Agonis flexuosa (aka peppermint willow), Cuphea 'Vermillionaire', and Echium candicans 'Star of Madiera'
Middle row: Geranium 'Tiny Monster, Grevillea 'Ned Kelly', and G. 'Superb'
Bottom row: fading Helleborus 'Anna's Red', Hemerocallis 'Russian Rhapsody', and Heuchera maxima |
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Top row: Mimulus bifida, Pelargonium tomentosum, and Tagetes lemmonii
Middle row: noID Nemesia, Pelargonium peltatum, and Scabiosa columbaria 'Flutter Rose Pink'
Bottom row: Plectranthus neochilus, Papaver nudicaule, and Salvia lanceolata |
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| Front south side border viewed from the driveway |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: two more views of the huge Echium candicans 'Star of Madiera' revealed from the back in an earlier collage, Gaura lindheimeri, Grevillea 'Peaches & Cream', Leucospermum 'Hybrid Spider', and Pelargonium 'Tweedle Dee' |
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| Front garden viewed from the west side of the driveway looking toward the front door |
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Top row: noID pink Alstroemeria, A. 'Inca Sundance', and Coleonema 'Album'
Middle row: Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold', Cuphea 'Starfire Pink', and Gazania 'White Flame'
Bottom row: Gomphrena decumbens 'Itsy Bitsy', Lavandula multifida, and Rosa 'Pink Meidiland' |
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| The cutting garden viewed from the driveway end |
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Top row: Antirrhimum majus 'Azalea Bronze', noID mix of Antirrhinum, and Berlandiera lyrata
Middle row: Consolida ajacis (aka larkspur), Coriandrum sativum (aka cilantro), and Digitalis purpurea
Bottom row: Nigella orientalis 'Transformer', Orlaya grandiflora, and Penstemon mexicali |
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| The sweet peas going wild. Clockwise from the upper right: Lathyrus odoratus 'Blue Shift', 'Chelsea Centenary', 'High Scent', 'Navy', and 'Sir Jimmy Shand' |
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| Northeast side garden looking toward the stairway leading down the back slope |
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Top row: Centranthus ruber, Dorycnium hirsutum, and Oenothera speciosa (aka pink evening primrose)
Middle row: Grevillea sericea, G. 'Scarlet Sprite', and Melinus nerviglumis (aka ruby feather grass)
Bottom row: Leptospermum scoparium 'Pink Pearl', Lavandula dentata, and Osteospermum 'Double Moonglow' |
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| Pelargoniums 'Lemona', 'Lady Plymouth'and 'Orange Fizz' |
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| Psoralea pinnata (aka Kool-aid bush) |
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| The steep back slope is usually at its best in spring but it's been very dry and periodically very hot so it's not putting on a great show this year |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Bignonia capreolata, Euphorbia 'Dean's Hybrid', Pelargonium 'White Lady', Centranthus ruber, Romneya coulteri This(aka Matilija poppy) and another Echium webbii |
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| This is the lower level of the front garden adjacent to my lath house back on the south end of the property |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Aloe striata x maculata, noID self-seeded Cotoneaster, Feijoa sellowiana (aka pineapple guava), Pelargonium peltatum, Fuchsia 'Deep Purple', Euryops chrysanthemoides 'Sonnenschein', and Limonium perezii (aka sea lavender) |
That's a wrap! For more Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day posts, visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens.
Enjoy your weekend. There's a chance for light rain overnight here, which would be an anomaly for us this time of year, but very welcome. My fingers are crossed.
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