Cooler weather has really made gardening enjoyable. Too bad it is as dry as a bone. My water bill will probably arrive on Halloween and you'll hear a SCREAM when I open it! Boo! Hoo! So why bother to water? My 'guest speakers' will tell you at the end of this photojournal.
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Variegated leaves on Erythrina indica
Agave lophantha closeup
Mexican Firespike
Windmill Palm with pine needle cluster.
Rubber plant with new resident spider.
Crepe myrtle colors
Ladypalm fronds & pecan leaf
Redbud leaf after a visit by leaf cutter bees.
These are purple porter weed leaves. The picture doesn't do it justice.
Yucca leaves
So...why does he water? ...Because we live here! That's why!
signed, The Assassin Bug and Skipper Butterfly
I remember seeing that Erythrina indica on one of your previous postings. Magnificent. I've read that it can grow into a forty foot tree - can you imagine!
ReplyDeleteI grow lady palm too (one of my favorites) but I am super jealous of your tiger claw coral bean! I found it once in South Florida but abstained since I wasn't sure if it would overwinter. How's it doing?
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your spiky foliage, especially those striking palms. Thanks for joining in.
ReplyDeleteYou have some nice looking foliage there! My son has some agave plants in pots. Our winters are too cold to keep them outside all year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog.
Oh, and I like your critters. I water, too. Here in Nebraska it's not a problem so far.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visiting my blog and leaving your nice comments! I appreciate you stopping by and your warm welcome. The blogging community has been so gracious and this has been such a fun experience.
ReplyDeleteI really like your shot of the redbud leaf with the leaf cutter ant "bites." I didn't realize what those bite marks were until I read Jenny's post at the Rock Rose about them. They've been munching my rose leaves too ;-)