Daily Archives: May 4, 2007

One Albuquerque Garden: A Private Oasis

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Susan

Thanks to the owner of this garden for allowing me to photograph it and use the photos here. All photographs were taken May 4, 2007. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.
This is a very small city garden, but is artfully arranged to utilize a variety of plants. Roses are the featured plant throughout [...]

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Large-Flowered Climber: Royal Sunset

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Susan

Royal Sunset is an oldie but goodie for the desert Southwest. It has dark green, leathery, disease-resistant leaves, large flowers that can have great form (especially for a climber!), a nice scent, and color to knock your socks off. To top it all off, it has long, shapely buds.

It takes about three years for this [...]

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2007′s First Hybrid Tea

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Susan

The first hybrid tea bloom of the year is always exciting in the high desert. One never knows exactly when to expect it, nor what it will look like. What have the late cold spells and especially the prolonged high winds done to the buds? Have thrips already damaged the bloom (for those of us [...]

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