Oh, photo archives are a treasure. So many photos, and after a few years, some are completely new to me. I took that? Apparently I did, on a garden tour ten years ago. Here’s to July, and kitties, and sunshine!

A very relaxed orange kitty named Tully, basking in sun and summertime shadows

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I saw some tulip bouquets in the store. I am ready!

Yellow tulips with pink blush, and their beautiful stems

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At the Desert Garden in Phoenix, AZ, a new succulent to me, a purple opuntia or prickly pear.

Prickly pear cactus in Arizona, in tones of lavender or purple. See the heart-shaped paddles?

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Went to Arizona and the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Sharp stuff!

Sharp spines on this desert plant in Phoenix Botanical Garden

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One of the great pleasures of a foreign trip is seeing what grows well there. I was so pleased to see this outdoor display of poinsettia plants in San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico, last month.

Red poinsettias decorate an outdoor space in San Miguel, Mexico

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So much fun at the Botanical Garden (El Charco del Ingenio Jardin Botanico) in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Here is a close up of a nopal cactus. Spiky!

Nopal cactus (Opuntia or prickly pear) getting ready to fruit, I think.

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Always fun to look through the archives from the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, coming up in Seattle in February.

Pink and red tulips bloomed at the #NWFGS

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These are some of the showiest flowers anywhere! This one is blooming now at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle.

Spiky red, pink and purple bromeliad flower

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From an October visit to Flower Row in Pike’s Place Market in Seattle:

Petals looking like flames in red, orange and yellow dahlia bouquets

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There was a marvelous light-art show in the Cactus House at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle the other night.

Cactus and succulents illumated at Iluna Flora event at the Conservatory

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