http://swdesertgardening.com It's All About Fun Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:06:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some people think the fall bloom in the desert is even prettier than the spring bloom! http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/09/19/mini-flora-rose-foolish-pleasure/ The canna lily provides tropical-appearing foliage and clusters of bright flowers that attract hummingbirds. Canna lilies also make interesting seed pods. http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/09/08/canna-lily-seed-pods/ Just waiting for its next meal. . . http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/09/08/more-of-wile-e-roadrunner/ This Griffith Buck shrub rose is both hardy and rapidly repeating. http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/09/01/distant-drums-after-a-gentle-rain/ http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/08/23/female-black-chinned-hummer/ What, you ask, is the Greater Roadrunner, the State Bird of New Mexico, doing sitting on a fence? It is hanging out, waiting for what it hopes will be its next meal to come to a bird feeder! I was unaware that roadrunners ate other birds until a couple of ... http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/08/18/wile-e-roadrunner/ 'Gemini' is a great rose for the desert southwest. This photo was shot on August 15, 2008. You can see that the rose does not lose its size, form, or color even in the heat of summer. Flowers generally appear singly, one-bloom-to-a-stem, but 'Gemini' is capable of ... http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/08/15/gemini-a-great-rose-for-the-desert-southwest/ http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/08/09/the-little-scrub-jay-continues-to-grow/ August is the best time of the year for hummingbirds in the Albuquerque region. The wonderful little black-chinned hummers come in the spring, and are the last to leave in the fall. But in August, we can also expect the rufous hummers and broad-tailed hummers to pass through on their migrations south ... http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/08/09/broad-tailed-hummingbird/ This "little" guy has really grown! He's not quite an adult, and he still has a few downy baby feathers, but the transformation in such a short period of time is amazing! http://swdesertgardening.com/2008/08/01/update-on-the-fledgling-scrub-jay/