Garden chronicles, floras garden

 Flora joined us in 2003

Over the decade her face and chest paled in the sun

Then the fire scorched her deeply...

My husband rescued her and brought her to our new home, I scoured her the best I could...

but her lower sections were too fused in the fire and retained a new deep burnt sienna...

today she was freshly stained a deep butternut...

she regally wears her new battle scars

I fell in love with flora because she matched the golden hills of California, I am grateful her new home still has a glimpse of gold...

she has been through fire and ice with us and we welcome her home.

 fenceline

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rosemary

Crimson king intermediate iris

Gardenia first love 5

pampas grass

red hot poker

Spanish lavender 22

Grevillea lavandulacea penola

buddleia purple

Diosma 3
light blue iris
scarlet pearl snowberry

Anthony waterer spirea 

spirea

Compact gold diosma 7

bridal viel spirea

purple iris

buddleia purple

red hot poker

French lavender imperial 12