Happy GBBD!

A few shots for GBBD!

Above is the Salvia 'Oceana'.  I love the color of this Salvia- Salvia's are hard to beat- we just started growing this one and I love the color- almost an indigo blue- striking I think.

The San Pedro Cactus blooms are MASSIVE.  I don't know if you can tell in this photo but let me assure you- they are HUGE!

 The Kalanchoes are blooming all over the place- we have several varieties and all have beautiful candelabra style blooms that are beautiful!

The Hesperaloe Chiangii are blooming- I love these Yuccas- one of the few Yuccas that aren't sharp and pointy!  The bloom spike is so tall!!!!  The one in the front sign bed is blooming as well.  

The Barrel Cactus are starting to bloom!

  The Mountain Sage, Salvia regla are blooming away and the hummingbirds are all over it!!!

And last but not least, not a bloom but a sleepy little frog hanging out catching some zzzz's...

Hope everyone is having a great summer!!!
Be sure and check out May Dreams Gardens to see what is blooming all over!

The Cactus are Blooming The Cactus are Blooming!!

 It was worth the wait- it opened and HOW BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

This is the Trichocereus c. hybrid.  It is just amazing.  The bloom is so large.  This was the first of many to come.  There is one with about 10 blooms on it- I can't wait to see if they all open at the same time- what an incredible sight that would be.

 The Opuntia 'Santa Rita' opened as well.  Another beautiful bloom.  I love the yellow with the purple color of the cactus.  Nice combination.

And the Barrels have begun to bloom as well.  We have a few others getting ready to open up that I will post but I was just too excited not to share!

Chilly Morning!!!!

It is chilly out there today!!!  I felt it roll in yesterday, it was as if someone turned on the A/C, it just rolled in nice and cool and was rather refreshing.  This morning it was still chilly and it feels fantastic.  We were rumored to get some rain, though it went right around us as sadly is often the case.  We got a bunch of new items in the nursery this weekend that I am going to feature on today's post.  

The first photo is Yucca baccata and Agave a. medio-picta. They are both really unusual looking to me.  The Agave in particular I think is really extraordinary- I have not seen anything like that.  I was really excited to see that one come off the truck.

This is the Trichocereus c. hybrid.  

I can't wait to see what this bloom is going to look like. 

Speaking of blooms I can't wait to see open.... I have these on my watch.  This particular cactus has two blooms, the one in the photo above and this one below.  This is the Cleistocactus strausii.

They are both different colors- can't wait to see how they turn out.

This cactus looks like it is covered in a web of sorts, it is called the Peruvian Old Man Cactus.  It has big long thorns but not tons of them, just a few spread out but they don't look like anything you want to mess with.  I don't have a lot of experience with cactus but am learning a lot.

These I think look far better in person.  I could not get a good shot of them but I do like the way they gradually get larger.  I tried all different angles, but was not able to get what I think is a really good shot of them.  They are called Trichocereus terscheckii.

And last but not least is the Barrel Cactus- they are getting ready to bloom- this is a bloom I have seen before and am anticipating seeing again.