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Cactus Wrangling in Lakewood, CO – Stealing Cactus Plants is a Thing!

June 30, 2023

White Sands Claret Cup cactus plant stolen from Kendrick Lake Gardens.

As a flower photographer, photographing blooming cactus plants is by far my favorite! With such a short bloom cycle, it’s an eagerly anticipated event. Over the last several years I’ve spent hours bonding with my favorite cactus plants at Kendrick Lake Xeriscape Gardens. Most of these are unique varieties of hedgehog, barrel cactus. With their […]

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Foxtail Lilies Towering Stems with Hundreds of Little Flowers

June 28, 2023

Orange and yellow Desert Candles flowers in xeriscape garden.

Now that the red Oriental poppies have come and gone and purple Allium is winding down, Foxtail Lilies take their rightful place center stage. And this year there appears to be a bumper crop of them. They are happily blooming everywhere! Truthfully speaking, they have not looked this good for several seasons. Apparently they liked

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Purple and Yellow Pasque Flowers in Early Spring

April 28, 2023

Low growing pasqueflowers in xeriscape garden.

After the Dwarf Iris have made their mark, and Grape Hyacinths are popping up, Pasque flowers are one of the first herbaceous perennials to bloom in early spring. The Xeriscape gardens continue to come to life with these low-growing, fuzzy, flowering plants. As an early spring perennial flowering plant, it’s low-growing. The plant looks fuzzy

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