The dark-khaki house color allows the house to blend into the background and lets the silvery plants shine. At any rate, the beautiful gardens surrounding it offer lots of inspiration for local homeowners. ![]() I believe the garden superintendent once lived at Archer House, but I can find no information about it online. Nearby a hot-pink wall made a standout backdrop for a cluster of potted plants, including a matching bougainvillea.Ĭolored walls and spiky plants - a fantastic combination ![]() In a patch of flowering aloes I spotted this red-breasted bird - a house finch? These metal structures fit in beautifully in the desert gardens. Bougainvillea were just starting to climb the supports. The Desert Living Trail diverges from the main loop with entry through a tunnel-like arbor of rust-red steel. (You can see a yellow version of ‘Icicle Tower’ in my post about Chihuly at Dallas Arboretum in 2012.) I was lukewarm on many of the other placements, but this one is a standout - monumental against a rugged red hill studded with iconic saguaro cactus.Ī Rooney’s prickly pear echoes the tower’s color scheme in reverse. One of the mega-sculptures in the Chihuly exhibit is this red-and-yellow, bristling tower. I think the yellow wildflower is Perky Sue ( Tetraneuris ivesiana), a relative of our native four-nerve daisy ( Tetraneuris scaposa). This agave was a stunner with its smooth skin, triangular leaves, blue-gray color, and symmetrical form. These serpentine pieces serendipitously echo an agave bloom spike in the foreground. The Chihuly exhibit was on display while I was there (and will be until May 18). These trees had turned the entire city gold that first week of April. Is it a spiny or cushy perch, I wonder? That’s a palo verde tree in bloom behind him. ![]() Imagine an early morning visit, when all the birds are waking up! This dove amused me by perching complacently on a leaning cactus. I arrived around 10 am on April 4th and saw more birds than I could identify, photograph, or count. If you’re a birdwatcher, you really must visit Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
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