Life in the Land of Dreamy Dreams

Here’s the first fuschia bloom of the year. I love ‘em, but they don’t last long here, they absolutely fall apart in the heat, so I enjoy them while I can.
Usually I buy them in baskets, but this year I started with a small plant and we’ll see how long I can nurse it [...]

Tis the season to replace all the stuff that died over the winter. My favorite Hibiscus guy is gone, alas, but I bought several from his recommended source.
They were decently large, and budded up. They’re at least twice as big as most mail order exotics. In short, they were really good… except that…you know…they’re not [...]

The very last of the winter blooming camellias is finishing up her run- Pink Perfection. I fell hard for this one at Perinos and paid a fortune for it, so naturally it barely bloomed last year.
 This year it’s recovered from transplanting and even came through our unusually cold winter like a champ (if you ignore a little [...]

I finally got around to planting some tulips and daffodils this year. A little cliche, perhaps,  but they’re just so damn cheerful I couldn’t resist. The daffs aren’t up yet, but between the two they’ll get me through til the roses start to bloom.

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I’ll tackle the title’s subjects in reverse order, all of which will explain why I’ve been a very bad blogger of late.
Passiflora
I’ve been spending a bunch of time doing random stuff all over the place, not least of which is assessing the damage of the winter. We had several cold cold cold days in a [...]