Candy-colored roses are my favorite, and my 'Tahitian Sunset' roses are the colors that Popsicles and Sweet Tarts are made of. . . . #MinimalBotanical #acolorstory #candyminimal #roses #august #summer

Note to self: "Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time." -- John Lubbock . . . . #acolorstory #candyminimal #MinimalBotanical #summer #lantana #backyardwildlifehabitat #yellow

This year’s garden miracle is a deep purple bearded iris that started blooming in January and hasn’t stopped blooming yet. I’m in awestruck love with this beauty. #MinimalBotanical #organicgardening #WinterGarden #Backyardwildlifehabitat https://www.instagram.com/p/BujjMnTHF7Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ywsyc4ji6dp8

This is what the last day of February looks like around here. It always takes my breath away and fills me with a deep sense of gratitude. #ILovetheBayArea #MinimalBotanical https://www.instagram.com/p/BucN-9GnpV3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5g9eh999i4u7

We adopted this bougainvillea before we lived here. It lived in a pot with a small trellis until we settled it into the ground here 17 years ago. Since then, the wooden trellis has fallen apart. Many times I’ve thought the bougainvillea didn’t survive a winter frost. But it has come back every summer with its brilliant magenta bracts. #MinimalBotanical #backyardwildlifehabitat #organicgardening #acolorstoryglow #acolorstory https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKRHyYAJt5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tzcz74ewe75y

Aloha my pua melia ❤️ A few years ago, a nighttime critter broke a main branch off my tall plumeria. When I found it, I took the branch and shoved it into a terra cotta pot full of fertile organic potting soil to see if it would root and survive. It did! This year, after much waiting, it is blooming for the first time! . . . #MinimalBotanical #backyardwildlifehabitat #organicgardening #acolorstoryglow https://www.instagram.com/p/BnFmXs6A-Ur/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j1fplyxib975

The ‘Janice Kellogg’ rose is blooming away right now. I guess it likes the haircut I gave it last month. . . . #MinimalBotanical #backyardwildlifehabitat #organicgardening #acolorstory #acolorstoryglow https://www.instagram.com/p/BnDBpz3AzYi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2uyw0d8j0wmg

Calibrachoa is a new addition to my container garden this summer. I’m very pleased with them and so are the pollinators 🐝🦋 . . . #organicgardening #backyardwildlifehabitat #acolorstoryglow #acolorstorycardigan #MinimalBotanical #pink #pinkflowers