Summer Wildflowers
Here are some of the more familiar wildflowers I see on my walks at this time of year...
View ArticleFall Flowers
We haven't had a frost yet here is the South Valley, but we will before the end of the month...
View ArticleAutumn in the South Valley of Albuquerque
On my 5.5-mile walk this morning, here’s what I encountered. At the top, a cottonwood against the fall sky.
View ArticleBizarre Botanicals
I just discovered this book, which is published by Timber Press, the publisher of my latest book, The Field Guide to Peppers. Interestingly enough, I have grown several of these plants when I was...
View ArticleTwo Bee Bizarre Botanicals
These are definitely some of the oddest inflorescences in nature...
View ArticleWhen Hedgehogs Bloom
It, of course, has that name because its spines resemble those of a actual hedgehog...
View ArticleThree Spectacular Plants
This is a vine that grows up a support like a trellis by way of hooks on the petals...
View ArticleThe Weird–and Deadly–Flower Known as the Gloriosa Lily
This plant is poisonous, toxic enough to cause human and animal fatalities if ingested...
View ArticlePassion Flower Passion
I trained it to climb the desert willow tree (not a true willow) that adjoins the patio...
View ArticleBougainvilleas as House Plants
What you might think are petals on a blossom, those brilliant red things actually are bracts...
View ArticleA Brief Tour of Our Early Spring Garden
Here is the newly-cleaned, xeriscaped front yard in late afternoon...
View ArticleLate Spring Ornamental Blossoms
These images are all from our front yard on one day, June 3rd, 2017...
View ArticleHibiscus Madness
Hibiscus are amazingly diverse. Here's a gallery of four of them--out of seemingly hundreds.
View ArticleWild Sunflowers
Sunflower hearts have the highest calorie to weight ratio and a very high level of protein...
View ArticlePansies Are Tough
“Why we use this plant name as a synonym for an effeminate male is beyond me.”
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