QC Gardens

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This is called "Mexican Bird of Paradise" and is...
Lantana is the plant of choice for the summer. Seems to...
A better shot of the variegated agave in the back yard,...
Another Mexican Bird of Paradise in the back yard. ...
Just the mountains off the back patio. Would like to...
Known as Texas Ranger, this bush went from all leaves to...
The bush above is in the foreground, and there are two...
Across the driveway (that's the Dobbie's house in the...
This is a Lantana about to burst forth ... see all the buds.
And a Fairy Duster came out. It's like having spring...
Backing off the Fairy Duster to have a view of the...
And now the Apache Plume all by itself.
These are a darker color ... but I also think it's Texas Ranger.
We trimmed this bush (same site as picture above) and...
This is the Mexican Bird of Paradise in bloom all around...
A few of the pots we put together to add some color to...
Not sure if the thing behind the lantana is dying, or...
Need to identify this, of which we have a lot.
And possibly rosemary?
View of the back patio which is still "under construction"
A better shot of the thing I need to identify.
Saguaro on north side of driveway with blossoms. They...
Another view, backed up by the palo verde blossoms.
A prickly pear in bloom in the drive. You can see all...
A little closer look at the same plant
One of the new cactus in the back garden. I don't know...
Another one with lots of activity around the base. The...
A pot I've been raising since last April.
Forgot to take these they day they really bloomed, so...
Something called Eve's Needle that I bought at Lowe's,...
Just a pot of petunias near the kiva. Need to be...
Ditto for these. Been blooming nicely since January.
Near the grill out back. A double geranium in the white...
Also a hibiscus plant from Lowe's. Just look at the...
Things around the kiva. The pot in the foreground was...
The palo verde at the front door.
Backing off the palo verde. Should have taken a picture...
Forget the name of these red spikes, but they last all summer
A palo verde across from the front door ... and to the...
And another one, with some sort of catkins on it. The...
Including lots of lantana.
And then there is this one little blue something. Kind...
Does anyone else see a face in the trunk of the tree? I...
And a green prickly pear with yellow blooms.
Just look at the number of blooms this one will put out...
Then we have this Queen Victoria agave that put up this...
And here are two more Queen Victoria agaves, each...
More views of the saguaro blossoms, but on a cloudy day.
Ditto
Look at the buds on one prickly pear leaf.
Just gotta love these guys in the spring.
Trying to get the dove.
That's a little better
Hey, you talking to me?
Cloudy day, but beautiful blooms
The cactus garden out back.
The 'paper thorn' cactus in foreground. Not sure if all...
If so, it should be quite a sight.
This is a more ground up "Eve's needle" that Cactus Joe planted.
And what's a cactus garden without some critters.
One of the left over perennials ... I believe it's...
More lantana ... this one out back
And evening primrose under the desert laurel tree
I keep learning (and forgetting) the name of this bush.
The large tree with the pods against the wall is a Texas...
Some palo verde outside the wall
Two cacti I had Bach's nursery plant for me in a...
My little table cactus garden. The back right is called...
A prickly pear on the outside of our back wall
And another prickly pear on the outside of the back wall
And a little bit of both of them together.
Just showing how the blossoms droop (and close up)...
Mrs Dove, on her eggs (two have been seen) and intent on...
Quite similar, but perhaps nicer?