Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Wordless Wednesday: My Brother's Suburban Meadow


Photo taken by ericnp on January 30, 2015 (http://theoddsock-ericnp.blogspot.com/)

All material © 2012-2015 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party

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17 comments:

  1. Evan BeanFebruary 4, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Ah, just imagining soaking in that sun while basking in the glow of those flowers makes me happier.

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    1. Kris PetersonFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:06 PM

      I hope it warms up out your way soon, Evan! We had another warm January here.

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  2. DonnaFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    I love my suburban meadow....my neighbors don't understand it and think it should be mowed

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  3. Mark and GazFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    It looks lovely! And that backdrop of palms and blue skies, fabulous!

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    1. Kris PetersonFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:09 PM

      There are palm trees all over that valley location. They make for a pretty skyline but the falling fronds can be treacherous when our Santa Ana winds blow.

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  4. TexasDebFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Creating gorgeous landscapes runs in the family apparently.

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    1. Kris PetersonFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:10 PM

      We have very different styles and approaches but I do love his meadow in spring!

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  5. Amy@SmallSunnyGardenFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    That's a wonderful effect! Love that sweep of California poppies :)

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    1. Kris PetersonFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:12 PM

      The orange you see in the current photo is mostly provided by Osteospermum. The California poppies are coming along behind (as Eric explains below).

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  6. ericnpFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    Thank you sis! There are about 40 varieties of wildflowers in there, most aren't budding yet. The yellow and orange is all Osteospermum (African daisies). CA poppies are everywhere but probably won't show blooms for 2-3 weeks. Cosmos bipinnatus was devastated by the December freezes but is now coming back. There's lots of lupine in this shot as well as baby snapdragons (Linaria maroccana). Other highlights so far are the oxeye daisies, Virginia stock and Centaurea cyanus. A couple of years ago the idea for this was for something very different than today. Today this is an ecosystem, it's our contribution and our daily delight and all we had to do was throw a few million seeds down and finally get some rain.

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    1. Kris PetersonFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:15 PM

      Thanks for sharing your photo Eric. I hope you'll provide an update as the first waves of bloom are replaced by the next.

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    2. Amy@SmallSunnyGardenFebruary 5, 2015 at 10:24 PM

      Thanks for all the info, Eric and Kris :)

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  7. danger gardenFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:37 PM

    Meadow? Wildflowers? I'm sorry I got hung up on the sky and palm trees...

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  8. Casa MariposaFebruary 6, 2015 at 3:32 AM

    I love it!! What a beautiful picture. :o) That sky is incredible!

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  9. sweetbayFebruary 6, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    Beautiful!

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  10. UnknownFebruary 11, 2015 at 5:23 AM

    That's gorgeous!

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