JOURNAL September 2018, Part Two
Dad’s birthday lunch at Barolo, one of his favorite Italian restaurants. A lifelong sports fan, Dad was very happy to see members of the Anaheim Ducks at a nearby table. “They won a Stanley Cup,” he said with pride.
Pollo piccata at Barolo.
Agave encroaching on the front sidewalk were transplanted to the back yard. I was concerned that the sprinklers would provide too much water but…
This sprinkler only waters the pavement. A chore for the next visit.
Brugmansia borrowed from the neighbors.
Planted a Papaya in a sheltered corner. A transplanted rose and cuttings of Senecio, Crassula (guessing), and Pelargonium below.
Blood Banana, Musa acuminata var. zebrina, planted near the Fig Wall, Ficus repens.
Blank canvas by the garage.
A fine tangle: Thunbergia alata (‘Blushing Susie’, I think); white-flowered Salvia; and red-orange Asclepias curassavica.
The same Thunbergia with a striking and unknown purple-flower, perhaps a Hibiscus relative.
After 10 days away, back home to my own lovely tangles.
My Education of a Gardener 