Spring Has Sprung!!

Happy GBBD!!!

Spring has sprung here in Austin.  Everything is blooming and so pretty- hard to decide what to ooh and aah over!   The above photo is a little Kalanchoe that is completely striking with it's array of blooms!  Hope you are enjoying GBBD- thank you to May Dreams Gardens for hosting.  If you have not, go to her site and you will find links to visit all the amazing gardens all over!!

 The Graptoveria 'Ghost Plant' never disappoints.  

 The bloom spike on the Aloe marlothii is massive and shooting up towards the sky. 

 The Potato Vine is blooming away.

 The citrus- oh my gosh the citrus.  If I could just make this photo scratch and sniff.... They are all in full bloom and the fragrance is intoxicating!

 The Saguaro is showing off as usual.  He doesn't have to do much to impress.  

 The Gopher Plants are blooming away. 

 The Carolina Jessamine are in full bloom and stunning!

 And last but not least is the 'Helen Borcher' Flowering Peach- as a fan of pink I adore this particular bloom and the tree as a whole is incredible and in full bloom. 

Hope everyone is having a great GBBD!

I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Used to It

I have lived in Texas all my life (outside of a few college years) and I can just say

I don't think I will ever get used to the weather here.

The Kalanchoe blooms are all similar but all striking.  There are so many different varieties of them and I love them all!!!

Yesterday, and for the last week for that matter, we have been in the high 70's, basically 80 degrees, and not more than a week ago, we were freezing.  Only in Texas is all I can say.

The above is the Potato Vine I was trying to photograph at my house on Bloom Day that wasn't blooming- they are blooming like mad at the nursery.  (and at the house now as well).

I went out to the nursery this past weekend sadly for only about 30 minutes, but did manage to snap a few shots of things that looked pretty to me so I thought I'd share.  I felt it only right since my bloom day post was so bare......

The photo above is probably my latest favorite.  When it came in I liked the foliage of it but now that it is blooming- WOW!!!   I feel like I always say "this is my favorite" but I can't help it.  We get these new things in and I just go nuts over them.  I mean- look at that bloom!!!  How can you NOT go nuts over that???  It's a Grevillea 'Long John'.

The Pyracantha never disappoints- I love the pop of red.

More photos to come- I was short on time and therefore sadly did not get much "photo time".

Someone was feeling overlooked after the GBBD post so I thought I'd share a picture of my other little nut hanging out by the window with her new favorite pillow.

Spring is almost here- that much I know, and I for one can't wait!!