26 Jul
The reward for the time and effort spent gardening? It is the simple joy of spending a morning like this enjoying the beauty of the flowers and the birds and the clouds and the sounds!
The rose in the foreground in ‘Cesar E. Chavez,’ a hybrid tea.
The two larger birds are house finches.
The cute little [...]
Posted in Birds, Goldfinches, House finches, Private Gardens by: Susan
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04 May
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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09 Apr
Friday, April 6, I had the good fortune to visit the Mesa Community College Rose Garden. The Garden is sponsored by the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society, and was designed by LeRoy Brady, who has done much of the fabulous landscaping along Arizona highways. A full history of the Garden can be found here.
In spite of [...]
Posted in General, Public Gardens, Roses by: Susan
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