On my way to visit
Jim Bishop's garden (January 2025, San Diego) I passed this interesting garden full of bromeliads. Well, and that magnificent palms...
Is it a Bismarckia nobilis? That would be my guess.
But on to the bromeliads, which are everywhere in this small corner property.
It really does boggle my mind, that these plants grow in the ground here. I can't imagine living that reality.
If anyone saw me wandering up and down the sidewalk snapping these photos they must have thought I was crazy.
But then I saw this!
You wanna talk crazy, maybe this was left over from the holidays? A bromeliad Christmas tree?
The bright afternoon sunshine was making it difficult to take photos...
So I swung back by later, after I left
Jim's. Now the lights were on...
Bromeliads, sedum, staghorns, epiphyllum, tillandsia, all the fun stuff!
Nice work, you people who made this.
More holiday lights, on the house and fence. I'm calling it holiday since it was January 14th, but who knows, maybe they leave these lights up year 'round?
A couple more hellstrip shots...
And then I moved across the street to capture photos of a neighbor's garden.
I cannot imagine what it must be like to garden in this climate...
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That's an impressive bromeliad collection! Although I have some bromeliads in the ground, I can't say they do as well here. My guess is they want a bit more water and humidity than they get.
ReplyDeleteProbably, but I can say the humidity was in the single digits that day. The air felt like if you rubbed two pieces of fabric together there would be flames.
DeleteI can't imagine it either. A dream come true for gardeners ... like us!!
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteThis is a very cool find: two home owners into bromeliad gardening. Is there a little friendly competition going on? Kindred spirits? Either way, it looks amazing. That Christmas 'tree' is fantastic, lights are acceptable through January, I hear. (Are you scheming your own for next holiday season? after all, you had an Opuntia tree...).
ReplyDeleteBTW: when folks from other growing zones visit your garden, they may very well be saying: "I cannot imagine what it must be like to garden in this climate..." (with a tinge of envy, of course).
Chavli
I doubt there will be a bromeliad Christmas tree in my future, as fun as that would be. The cost as well as the size (our home is small) seem prohibitive. While it's true our climate is probably a source of envy for others I have to say the extremes of hot and cold/wet and dry can certainly text ones gardening mojo.
DeleteWhat a dream climate! AH! That bromeliad Christmas tree is a complete delight, what joy. Now that you've posted about bromeliads in the ground, I've got to try it out and see if they make it through winter here. A sacrifice is in order.
ReplyDeleteGerhard can do it, maybe in the right spot you can too! Experimentation is definitely called for.
DeleteThe one palm tree I wish I could grow outside in my yard... I saw lots of it growing wild in Madagascar. Absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI know someone who tried to grow one in a container here. I think she made it through only one winter.
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