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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

An August morning in the Hummingbird Garden—Part II

And we return to where we left off yesterday, the back garden of the Hummingbird Garden (aka the Kuzma Garden). Our gaze has turned to the left now, and we're staring—in awe—at that gorgeous Agave ovatifolia. Or at least I am, maybe you're looking at the palm and hoping I'll ID it. Sorry. I never can remember it's name...(update: it's Jubaea chilensis)

Next to the agave is the Leucadendron argenteum, or silver tree.

Pulled back a bit, so you can see the entire area...

The Leucadendron argenteum and Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'

Walking on, deeper into the garden...

Tall blooming Caesalpinia gilliesii (which I guess is now called Erythrostemon gilliesii? What?) on the left. You'll see that again in a moment.

This shot of the Kangaroo paw (anigozanthos) looks so painterly...

Here's the Caesalpinia/Erythrostemon close-up...

And now the crevice garden...

Which means more agaves! 'Blue Glow'...

Guessing, maybe Agave montana?

And of course, Agave ovatifolia...

I was thrilled to catch the palm shadows on this tall, glazed container. I wish I would have had this shot to include in the book.

One more agave photo...

Salvia, yes? Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' maybe?

The empty (but fabulous) greenhouse...

Another abutilon...

I was thinking this beauty might be Magnolia Figo, and have learned that it is.

Looking ahead...

Looking behind...

Looking up! Another abutilon...

And of course we have to stop to admire the variegated daphniphyllum...

Here we are, back at the beginning of the back garden... we just walked down those steps

I really didn't want to leave, it was all so beautiful and being the year of COVID I really hadn't gotten out much.

Stalling I stopped to admire the stripes on the phormium.

Photograph the non-variegated daphniphyllum.

Smell the gardenia

And admire another abutilon bloom.

But finally, it was time to depart....

Weather Diary, Feb 1: Hi 50, Low 46/ Precip .50

Monday, February 1, 2021

August morning in the Hummingbird Garden—Part I

Here we are, another year gone by and we're back at the Kuzma/Halme garden which now goes by the name of the Hummingbird Garden. It was August—you may have picked that up in the title. A beautiful morning.

We start the tour in the front garden, of course.

While the blue sky adds a welcome cheery background, I do realize the photos suffer from more intense shadows, c'est la vie...what can you do!?

A more shady corner.

Begonia grandis I believe? I have seriously considered tucking in a few of these in my own garden, but I've been told they're so late to emerge that I'd probably end up putting a shovel through the dormant tubers.

Fern and rhododendron and fatsia, oh my!

Back near the entrance, on the right hand side.

Such an expressive agave! Agave americana 'Yellow Ribbons' I believe.

Agave (parryi?) and Nolina hibernica 'La Siberica'

And another Nolina hibernica 'La Siberica'

Grevillea victoriae, I presume.

Eryngium maritimum

At the far side of the front garden I found myself transfixed by these acorns.

Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (so reports Sean)

Headed into the back garden now I had to stop and photograph the yard waste container. Have you ever seen a better looking bunch of things headed to the curb?