The
front garden at the
Painted Pony Resort is one of the first things guests see when they arrive so it is an important visual component in the presentation of the estate. The goal is that when arriving guests round the corner of the driveway and catch their first close up view of the main estate buildings they ask themselves "what is this doing out here?". A nice presentation is the first reward for those driving into the
bubble and as a consequence a good deal of time is spent working in garden to insure it is visually pleasing and inviting. Currently, the
Ocotillo are in bloom and with their large red clusters of flowers they are particularly enticing. Commonly used as
living fences in the desert, Ocotillo are visually unique succulents. The local hummingbirds also find the flowers enticing and they can be seen gathering nectar from the individual flowers. Note, that the Yucca are also starting to bloom (in the background in the first photograph below) and should soon be filling the garden with large white flowers which should attract the yucca moths.
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| A 10 -12' high specimen of Ocotillo |
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| Ocotillo flowers |
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| Another grouping of bright red Ocotillo flowers |
Your pictures are beautiful! the garden is sure showing off it's beauty!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm out working in the garden this morning. I continue to plant other perennials to create more diversity in the garden and continue to encourage the volunteer yucca plants that have sprouted. I'm also planting low flowering plants at the base of the yuccas to create a tiered effect with plants at different levels.
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