A week ago we bought a cereus cactus and brought it home. Today, we finally got it in the ground in front of the house. We are really looking forward to seeing the flowers bloom. Click on the blue play button for a slideshow of getting it into the ground.
Home & Garden
Cholla Cactus Buds
We don’t actually have these cacti in our garden, but there are a couple of them near the RV pull through road and many more on the west and north sides of the property. You can see that they have formidable needles and that when the flowers open, you might not want to try and smell them. Click on the image to enlarge.
Spring Gold Epiphyllum Orchids
Tomorrow, there may be as many as ten of these beautiful ‘spring gold’ cactus orchids on this single epiphyllum plant. Click on the image to enlarge.
Cholla Against the Arizona Sky
This cholla sits on the embankment behind our house. Today it sure looked pretty against the partly cloudy Wickenburg skies. Very soon now, the cholla’s flowers will begin to open. Click on the image to enlarge.
The New Homestead in 3D
This is a view of the new house taken from the west property line. I climbed up the hill and hiked along the fence until I could get an unobstructed view of the house and yard.
The RV Pull-through is at the left next to the patio. Verna’s Tomatoes and beans are planted in the pots next to the master suite wall. The back courtyard gate has yet to be installed in this view.
You will need your free pair of 3D glasses to view the 3D anaglyph picture. Of course, if you don’t have 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version here
Claret Cup Cactus Flowers
Bob and I took Bear to the vet today to get her immunizations updated. Just outside the vet’s office there is a cactus garden. I took some photos of this claret cup cactus fully in bloom. Click on the image to enlarge.
