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Desert Gardens

The demonstration gardens in Las Vegas - yes, you can garden in the Mojave Desert!
Cactus Frank means business, apparently.
Cactus Frank means business, apparently.		 I think this is a teddybear cholla. It is not as fuzzy as it looks.
I think this is a teddybear cholla. It is not as fuzzy as it looks.		 Lantana.
Lantana.		 A canna flower, close up.
A canna flower, close up.
Orange cannas.
Orange cannas.		 Something unknown but pretty (I should have written it down).
Something unknown but pretty (I should have written it down).		 You can grow roses in the desert!
You can grow roses in the desert!		 I can't remember the variety of this rose but it seems to do well here.
I can't remember the variety of this rose but it seems to do well here.
Agave.
Agave.		 A nice mix of perennials.
A nice mix of perennials.		 The mighty saguaro.
The mighty saguaro.		 Chinese pistachio.
Chinese pistachio.
Pink cannas.
Pink cannas.		 Asian-style gardens go unexpectedly well in the desert.
Asian-style gardens go unexpectedly well in the desert.		 Olive trees grow very well here.
Olive trees grow very well here.		 Some more pretty unidentified flowers.
Some more pretty unidentified flowers.
Cactus fruit.
Cactus fruit.		 You can grow more things in the desert than just cacti. But cacti are good too.
You can grow more things in the desert than just cacti. But cacti are good too.		 More interesting cacti.
More interesting cacti.		 Another nice mix of perennials.
Another nice mix of perennials.
Saguaro in its semi-natural habitat.
Saguaro in its semi-natural habitat.		 Aleppo pine.
Aleppo pine.		 Pomegranates are almost ripe now.
Pomegranates are almost ripe now.		 More cactus fruit.
More cactus fruit.
Big yuccas - I think there's a more technical name for this kind but I don't know it.
Big yuccas - I think there's a more technical name for this kind but I don't know it.		 Something I just liked the shape of.
Something I just liked the shape of.		 Ditto.
Ditto.		 These semi-covered patios (lanais) are popular out here.
These semi-covered patios (lanais) are popular out here.
More roses.
More roses.		 Close-up.
Close-up.		 A slightly blurry picture of rosemary flowers - rosemary is used as a landscape shrub here.
A slightly blurry picture of rosemary flowers - rosemary is used as a landscape shrub here.		 A nicely planned landscape.
A nicely planned landscape.
Datura flower - pretty, but poisonous.
Datura flower - pretty, but poisonous.		 Las Vegas gardens have two real blooming seasons - spring and fall.
Las Vegas gardens have two real blooming seasons - spring and fall.		 I think this might be some sort of penstemon or sage - not sure.
I think this might be some sort of penstemon or sage - not sure.		 Another pretty unidentified thing.
Another pretty unidentified thing.
A nice mix of colors.
A nice mix of colors.		 The demonstration gardens have nice landscape features like this that give homeowners ideas.
The demonstration gardens have nice landscape features like this that give homeowners ideas.		 More cacti.
More cacti.		 Cactus spines close-up.
Cactus spines close-up.
Bee and flower.
Bee and flower.		 Texas honey mesquite.
Texas honey mesquite.		 Another pretty unidentified thing.
Another pretty unidentified thing.		 Trumpet creeper - pretty, but will wreak havoc on stucco walls.
Trumpet creeper - pretty, but will wreak havoc on stucco walls.
Another rose.
Another rose.		 Hollyhocks grow well here.
Hollyhocks grow well here.		 Persimmons.
Persimmons.		 Persimmon close-up.
Persimmon close-up.
Golden barrel cactus.
Golden barrel cactus.		 Some variety of sage - most sages do very well here.
Some variety of sage - most sages do very well here.		 Giant bamboo.
Giant bamboo.

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