Spring update,etc

hardyjim · 2009-05-14T07:48:45Z

Here are some shots from late April and early May-Cactus Garden-at last count,I think about 15 cacti with flowers or buds,should be a good show!<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=4-26-09017.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/4-26-09017.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=4-26-09014.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/4-26-09014.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09013.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09013.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>First ice plant flower<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09012.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09012.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>I highly reccomend this Varigated Iris,the fragrance is unbelievable!<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>New Siam Ruby,I will post some more pics when it shows it's true colors<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09017.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09017.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Y.gloriosa<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=4-26-09003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/4-26-09003.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Blue form of Y.parryi<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=4-26-09007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/4-26-09007.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>And,the come back kids,my Sequoia was completely defoliated and looked dead from -18F and 50-60 below wind chills this winter but is coming back,the question is how much will it grow this season!<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09019.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09019.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>This Sequoia was protected with a foam rose cover,so,not the cold as much as the wind chill that got my other one-<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09020.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09020.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Mazari is crispy but is pushing up some green,so,still alive!<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09015.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09015.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Next 2 palms had spear pull in Nov and somehow made it through the winter!,first is a Wag/fort second is Naini Tal<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09007.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09005.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Trachycarpus Manipur<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/?action=view&current=5-10-09016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm220/orbea641/5-10-09016.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Anyway thats it for now,thanks for looking