Celebrating the unexpected survival of Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue, which is coming back after having been trampled by a neighbor's escaped hog. Yes, I've got to make sure the fence gets tightened up around the garden!
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Old clusters of agaves had survived and multiplied in the untended garden over the years. I'm incorporating them into the new plantings as I go along.
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Good planting weather! One rose bush Archduke Charles, a small pot of Greek oregano, and dwarf agapanthus Peter Pan all went into the ground this morning. Now they are being watered in by the rain. 💙
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Desert winter
Native flora on our southeast-facing hillside: silver-leaved brittle brush (Encelia farinosa) is in front, with an assortment of brushy small trees/shrubs including whitethorn acacia (Vachellia constricta), foothills palo verde (Parkinsonia microphylla), and desert hackberry (Celtis ehrenbergiana).
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Its reputation for beautiful winter blooms was one reason I decided to plant the old tea rose Safrano. It's beginning to come along nicely. After all, it was a major florists' variety in the nineteenth century.
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Here's a bud from the old tea rose Safrano. With our chilly nights, it's holding on a long time before opening! Lovely colors in both bud and new foliage.
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