A Late GBBD Post!

Where does the time go?  Better late than never- Happy GBBD- Garden Bloggers Bloom Day! 

A few photos of things that have been blooming lately!  

Enjoy!

 The Cactus blooms never disappoint. 

 This was a before and after photo- less than 24 hours in-between.  

 Do you see him- it's a Hummingbird Moth.  They are so fun to watch and SO FAST!

 The Althea are blooming.

  The Clerodendron are blooming.

 Look at the artichoke bloom!!

 The Vitex are in full bloom here and all over the city. 

Little Bat Face Cuphea- love those.  Hope you enjoyed the blooms and wishing everyone a happy GBBD!  Visit May Dreams Gardens to see the blooms/gardens all over the world!!

Happy March GBBD!

It's March and spring is almost here.  Things are blooming like crazy around here and it is wonderful. 

 The Crossvine are blooming away...

 the Abutilon....

 the Purple Plums....

 the Gopher Plants...

 the Pedlianthus, this one is a little more rare than your typical one, as noted most predominatly by the blooms.  Aside from the blooms the plants themselves are very similar but this one is more tropical/cold sensitive and the blooms are different.  I love it!

 The Acanthus are getting ready to bloom- such a unique bloom stalk. 

 The Globe Mallow are blooming away, tried and true favorite of mine.

And last but not least, the Salvia are a big hit this week with bees, butterflies and the Hummingbird Months alike.  Hope everyone enjoyed the photos.  Please visit May Dreams Gardens to see what is blooming in different gardens from all over!!  Thanks for hosting!

Happy GBBD!

Happy June GBBD!  

A few photos of what's going on around here right now.  Hope you enjoy.  

Check out May Dreams Gardens to visit other GBBD posts.

 The Lantana are blooming like crazy and have been very popular this week with the bees, butterflies and these little hummingbird moth.  The hummingbird moths are so fun to watch- I got this picture at just the right time-  can see the pollen??  

He was completely unfazed by my being there.

This little guy was hanging out on the Yucca when I captured his picture.  

He appeared to be sunbathing. 

 The Mexican Olives are in full bloom right now, as is about everything else out here I might add, and are beautiful.  Honestly, these are one of my favorite trees aside from the Palo Verdes.

 The Greggs's Mistflower are blooming away and quite popular with the butterflies.  I have been watching these guys all day.  They are quite content.

Sal is his usual self- here he is hanging out in the Ajuga. 

Another fan of the Lantana- this guy has been bouncing around the nursery all day- finally I got him to slow down long enough to get a photo.

Hopefully everything is blooming where you are by now.  

The recent rains have been wonderful and the plants are really enjoying it!!!

The Hummingbirds Have Arrived!!

The Hummingbirds have arrived at the nursery!!!

I have had so much fun watching them and decided to go capture a few photos of them,

and you probably know where this is going....

I didn't get a single shot.

BUT I got great shots of the Hummingbird Moths!

These little guys are so neat!!!!

 This little guy was working over the white Salvia.

 He just couldn't seem to get enough of it!

 I was happy of course as it allowed me to get a bunch of shots.

 Some better than others... but he was so fun to watch!

Finally I got both his wings!

 Hope you enjoy!!