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Saucer Magnolia/Magnolia × soulangeana via Instagram
What is your favorite springtime flower? Leave a comment and share! Saucer Magnolia/Magnolia × soulangeana Each Los Angeles winter/spring these saucer magnolia trees throughout the neighborhood spring...
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Lavender via Instagram
What is your favorite scent or herb? Leave a comment and share! Lavender We have quite a bit of lavender here in the garden. My wife loves it both for its look and its lovely scent and it grows well in...
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Garden Decor: Cute Recycled Metal Sunflower
What is your favorite garden decor? Share your thoughts in the comments! Garden Decor: Cute Recycled Metal Sunflower Always one to reduce, reuse, recycle myself, I was happy to find this gem at the...
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Camellia Bloom via Instagram
What is your favorite color of flower? Leave a comment and share! Camellia Bloom While they only bloom for a short period of time each year, Camellia certainly carry a large flower bang for your...
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Bonsai via Instagram
What do you think about bonsai? Leave a comment and share! Bonsai A small, simple bonsai spotted @armstronggarden near me. I am always amazed at the delicate, miniature representations of bonsai, even...
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Ranunculus Flowers via Instagram
What is your favorite ranunculus? Leave a comment and share! Ranunculus Flowers More blooms spotted at the local @armstronggarden. I have thought about adding these bulbs to the garden over the years...
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A Poppy Blooms via Instagram
What is your favorite poppy? Leave a comment and share! A Poppy Blooms Simple, delicate, and yet vibrant, this oriental poppy blooms during a recent trip to the nursery. Spring has already arrived...
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Flowering Now: Clivia Blooms in the Garden via Instagram
What is your favorite flower? Leave a comment and share! I bought these clivia on discount last Fall and now they are blooming in the garden. I am sure the large amount of rain we received has helped...
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Flowering Now: Gerbera Daisy in the Garden via Instagram
What is your favorite flower? Leave a comment and share! It is always a welcome surprise to see these Gerbera Daisies popping up in the garden. They were originally decorations from a close friends...
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Flowering Now: Daffodils 2019 via Instagram
What is your favorite sign of Spring? Leave a comment and share! This year’s normal rainfall has made everything jump in the garden, including the weeds, and these daffodils look amazing. They are...
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Flowering Now: Brunfelsia (Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow) via Instagram
What is your favorite flower color? Leave a comment and share! Brunfelsia (Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow) More blooms this week with these brunfelsia. These were on the property when we bought it 23...
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Iris on Cal Poly Pomona Campus via Instagram
What is blooming in your garden? Leave a comment and share! Iris on Cal Poly Pomona Campus A lovely bit of Spring as I walked around campus a few weeks ago. The contrast of the bright yellow against...
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A Very Prickly Pear (Opuntia), BioTrek Ethnobotany Garden, Cal Poly Pomona
What is your favorite succulent or cactus? Leave a comment and share! A Very Prickly Pear (Opuntia), BioTrek Ethnobotany Garden, Cal Poly Pomona One of several gardens on the Cal Poly Pomona Campus....
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Castor Bean Plant (Ricinus communis) via Instagram
What is your favorite plant? Leave a comment and share! Castor Bean Plant (Ricinus communis) In the Orto Botanico In the Brera District of Milan grows this lovely castor bean including seed pods. While...
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Waterfall/Rivulet, BioTrek Ethnobotany Garden, Cal Poly Pomona via Instagram
Where’s your favorite waterfall? Leave a comment and share! Waterfall/Rivulet, BioTrek Ethnobotany Garden, Cal Poly Pomona A peaceful scene in the garden—One of several gardens on the Cal Poly Pomona...
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Flowering Now: Calandrinia(?) via Instagram – April 16, 2019
What is your favorite flower color? Leave a comment and share! Flowering Now: Calandrinia(?) Spotted in a neighbor’s garden. I am not quite sure of the ID as there have been many new Mediterranean...
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Flowering Now: Yellow Shrub Roses via Instagram – April 16, 2019
What is your favorite type of rose? Leave a comment and share! Flowering Now: Yellow Shrub Roses In the neighborhood, these shrub roses are always a dependable exuberant, show at this time of year....
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My Los Angeles 78: California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) via Instagram
What is your favorite type of native plant? Leave a comment and share! My Los Angeles 78: California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) Our state flower shining brightly on our friends garden. This...
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Hydrangeas in the shade via Instagram
What is your favorite hydrangea? Leave a comment and share! Hydrangeas in the shade Scene from the Orto Botanico in the Brera District of Milan These hydrangeas were thriving in the warm, moist shade...
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Perfect Pink Camellia at Cal Poly Pomona via Instagram
What is your favorite type of camellia? Leave a comment and share! Perfect Pink Camellia at Cal Poly Pomona I’ve been spending more time on campus lately and spotted this perfect camellia outside...
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