Flowers at our house
A bonus that came with our house is the border garden in front and back. Actually, there's not much left in back, just a few sparse bedding plants, but the front looks a bit better. Most houses on our street do not have this. That means someone who lived here before took the time, effort and money to plant the garden. Also, there's a great big rose bush in the patio in front.
We were told that this neighborhood will be demolished next year to make way for new construction, just like at the last place we lived. That means all the improvements people have made to their yards will be torn up, including the large trees that some houses in this neighborhood have. One house up the street from us has a sizeable oak in its front yard. Such a shame, but I guess I understand the reasoning. People prefer bigger houses and central air conditioning. I hope to root some cuttings from our rose bush before we leave this house so it will live on in some form.
Anyhow, photos:
This is the front view of our house. To come in from the carport to the kitchen, you have to go through the patio, which sticks out in front.
Here's the rose bush by the patio door. The top branches are about 5 feet tall. It has more blooms on it now than in the photo.
One of the rose blossoms.
This is planted at the outside corner of the patio wall and is visible in the first photo. I don't know what it is. Lobelia maybe?
A portion of the front border, showing off yellow and red lantanas.
A red lantana flower.
The adjoining portion of the border.
This plant is growing near the end of the border, and there's another, smaller clump elsewhere. I think it's a variety of lavender.
The tallest plants in the border are vine-type things that have flowers like this.
At the very end of the border is this little shrub with small leaves and ruffly pink flowers. I'd like to know what it is. I think it's quite pretty.
And then around the corner, against the end of our house, we have a prickly pear cactus half overgrown by a weed.
The cactus is blooming now and has more flowers than the above photo shows.
Monsoon season seems to encourage flowers.
We were told that this neighborhood will be demolished next year to make way for new construction, just like at the last place we lived. That means all the improvements people have made to their yards will be torn up, including the large trees that some houses in this neighborhood have. One house up the street from us has a sizeable oak in its front yard. Such a shame, but I guess I understand the reasoning. People prefer bigger houses and central air conditioning. I hope to root some cuttings from our rose bush before we leave this house so it will live on in some form.
Anyhow, photos:
This is the front view of our house. To come in from the carport to the kitchen, you have to go through the patio, which sticks out in front.
Here's the rose bush by the patio door. The top branches are about 5 feet tall. It has more blooms on it now than in the photo.
One of the rose blossoms.
This is planted at the outside corner of the patio wall and is visible in the first photo. I don't know what it is. Lobelia maybe?
A portion of the front border, showing off yellow and red lantanas.
A red lantana flower.
The adjoining portion of the border.
This plant is growing near the end of the border, and there's another, smaller clump elsewhere. I think it's a variety of lavender.
The tallest plants in the border are vine-type things that have flowers like this.
At the very end of the border is this little shrub with small leaves and ruffly pink flowers. I'd like to know what it is. I think it's quite pretty.
And then around the corner, against the end of our house, we have a prickly pear cactus half overgrown by a weed.
The cactus is blooming now and has more flowers than the above photo shows.
Monsoon season seems to encourage flowers.