1107 - Carnation

Late last fall, Phil and I planted this hybrid carnation at the top, left of the terraces.

It bloomed in late June, its pink and purple swirls quite a surprise.

110419 - Aeonium in Bloom

Earlier this week, after several cool, misty days in row, the sky cleared, and I took several photographs in the gardens.

This aeonium has gone into bloom for the first time since we planted it as a cutting three years ago. It is now about two feet tall by two feet wide, its flower stock nearly a foot long.

091231 - Succulents and Carnations

This is one of two gardens I officially handed over to Phil, who wanted to grow things besides flowers.

This garden is to the left of the staircase and at the very far end of our gardens. It is amazing how well these succulents have done over the last year or so. Most were very small when we transplanted them from other gardens.

The pink carnation was one of the first plants we installed in the gardens. It is great to see it so healthy and already in bloom.

090330 - First Ranunculus

Here are photographs I took yesterday of the first three ranunculus to bloom this spring.

I think the nice weather we had last week really made them pop.

I planted them late last season and was really surprised when they came up and bloomed. This year, they are much larger and as stunning as I'd hoped. You can see the purple one is growing alongside alyssum, violas, a massive carnation plant, and a succulent almost in bloom.