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White Antique rose |
The first wave of Knock-out roses and Antique roses are coming to an end. Pat and I dead-headed 3 rose bushes this past weekend. The other bushes are starting to wind down, too.
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Red Knock-out rose |
I managed to get another good shot. The recipe: patience + overcast skies = maybe not perfect but good enough to make me a happy photographer!
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Desert Willow blooms |
The Desert Willow suffered a setback last summer. We lost one large limb, but this spring we're budding and blooming daily.
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Texas Sage |
I wasn't too concerned about the Texas Sage until I easily snapped a branch. Then I got to thinking that it hadn't bloomed at all during the recent rains. Finally blooms appeared last weekend! I think she'll be okay.
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Esperanza Yellow Bells |
This year's blog theme is hope and double portion. The Esperanza is beginning to show its lovely yellow flowers. Hope renewed!
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Oleander |
Everyone else's Oleander is blooming like crazy. Our Oleander is always last, but I see blooms on the horizon! Plus the bush is very lovely this year and shaping up nicely.
Almanac Update for April 2012
We didn't see as much rain as I was hoping for. Officially, we only had about 1.66". I think we got around 2.0" at the house. Sadly, there is no rain in sight for the 1st week of May. We are getting a little antsy and desperate for an inch or three.
The temperatures have been very mild at night, but 80° to almost 90° every afternoon now. Still, around 5:30 to 6:00 relief comes in cooler temps and/or a nice breeze to cool us off. We still haven't turned our A/C on. We try to make it until June 1 every year. As allergies and old-age sets in, we usually give in around May 15th. I'm hoping we can at least make it to Memorial Day weekend. We'll see!