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Revisiting Lynda's Succulent Garden
In late July, I published a post on the succulent beds my friend Lynda created at the front of her house. Lynda, an artist, strives for perfection when she creates something so it's to be expected...
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In a Vase on Monday: Pretty in Pink
This week, there are finally enough Camellia sasanqua blossoms to cut for a vase. And there was no difficulty in finding flowers to complement their pink color, even though my garden relies more on...
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Wordless Wednesday - Be careful! Gardening may be hazardous to your health
Happy Halloween!All material © 2012-2014 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
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My favorite plant this week: Leucadendron 'Pisa'
I love Leucadendron. I brought one, L. 'Wilson's Wonder,' here in a pot from my old garden, which lacked the sun to support more. Once in the ground, its growth exploded and I've planted many more...
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Wide Shots - November 2014
The big news here is that we got rain! According to my rain gauge, it totaled about 1/2 an inch (1.3 cm). That may not be much in the views of those of you in other parts but it's a fabulous start to...
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In a Vase on Monday: The Eustoma Makes a Comeback
When the nighttime temperatures began to cool, I was delighted to notice signs that my Eustoma grandiflorum was preparing to make a comeback. The white form, planted from a 6-pack, never really got...
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Wordless Wednesday: Late Trick-or-Treaters
Before Halloween5 days laterAll material © 2012-2014 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
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My favorite plant this week: Dyckia Marnier-Lapostellii
My favorite plant this week is a recent acquisition, Dyckia Marnier-Lapostellii, a succulent plant from the Bromeliad family. I picked it up during the round of San Diego County nurseries a friend and...
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My Street-side Succulent Bed
A couple of weeks ago, I provided an update on my friend Lynda's succulent garden. Well, Lynda didn't go shopping alone. I, too, have been adding to my collection of succulent plants. While some of...
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In a Vase on Monday: Sunshine on a Foggy Morning
Our marine layer is back. This is good because it brings temperatures down and the latter part of last week was more like summer than fall, with temperatures once again soaring near 90F (32C). The...
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Wordless Wednesday: Hummingbird on Break
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Bloom Day - November 2014
One of the great things about Bloom Day is that it provides a record against which to compare current events in the garden. As I've been blogging less than 2 years, I have only last year's posts to...
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Foliage Follow-up: More Please!
As we get closer to being ready to plant the area formerly occupied by lawn in the front yard, I've spent more time deliberating on my plant choices. What's clear is that I need more foliage plants....
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In a Vase on Monday: It was better in concept...
For a change, I went into the garden to cut flowers with a plan in mind for "In a Vase on Monday," the meme sponsored by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Maybe that was the problem. Usually, while I...
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Wordless Wednesday: They're back!
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My favorite plant this week: Echeveria cante
To avoid walking through the bare soil in the front yard, I've been passing through the north side yard when moving between the front and back gardens. This takes me by two new Echeveria cante I...
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In a Vase on Monday: Rose goes along for the ride
As Thursday is Thanksgiving, I thought this week's vase should feature colors evocative of the holiday. The berries of the Heteromeles arbutifolia are turning bright red so those seemed an obvious...
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Am I a plant shopaholic?
The friend I joined on a 6-nursery trek through San Diego County in October and I took another trip last Saturday. We'd planned to visit 3 or 4 nurseries but only made it to 2, which was entirely my...
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My favorite plant this week: Yucca 'Bright Star'
After admiring my Yucca 'Bright Star' this morning, as I do pretty much every time I walk through the backyard garden, it occurred to me that I've never featured this plant as one of my favorites. A...
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In a Vase on Monday: Sunshine for the Blues
My blue Eustoma grandiflorum were once more demanding attention so they were the starting point for this week's vase. I'd thought I'd stick to blue tones but 2 of my yellow 'Buttercream' roses were...
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