Moderate drought has the grass looking
pretty parched even after .40" 2 days ago...

Coming down the stairs,Sunflowers and the Washy.

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New Zealand purple Castor...
color is spectacular in sunshine,have
to wait a few days for that apparently.

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Black bamboo surviving out of zone...with burnt ferns.

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Baby C.Medularis is pumping out the croziers
maybe 5-6 already,size beginning to ramp up too.

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D.Antarctica.

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C.Robusta ramping up in size too.

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For fun this year...Watermelon.

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Cucumber.

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Arundo Donax Giant reed grass.

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T.Martianus coming back after being stuffed into winter protection.

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Both sides of the Hesperaloe bloomed this year.

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We dont mind the rain.
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4 0'clocks coming on,very pleasant aroma too,like baby Brugs!

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Glad.
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Oh yeah...The Princeps...going crazy and blasting out
huge leaves!

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Someone said they liked it and where could they get
one...I wanted to laugh and say(try) China.

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..but maybe Wal-Mart has them now...or at least spray painted palms...geez

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Speaking of Imbricata...mine actually bloomed this year!

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Cold rainy weekend with hopefully 1-3" rain
before temps head back to the mid 90s(F) next week.

Thx for looking!