There is no question….
Albuquerque, New Mexico has an extremely harsh environment for growing plants.
I once sat at the feet of local well known landscape designer and garden writer,
Judith Phillips.
Judith specializes in arid-adapted and native plants,
and she confirmed it….
We get to complain about how difficult it is to garden here for good reason.
I once sat at the feet of local well known landscape designer and garden writer,
Judith Phillips.
Judith specializes in arid-adapted and native plants,
and she confirmed it….
We get to complain about how difficult it is to garden here for good reason.
The drought conditions, range of temperature, low humidity and our high elevation make it very hard to cultivate most species.
But up comes Hymenoxys scaposa, AKA 'Perky Sue'.
She bloomed here all last summer
and seems happiest
between a Rock and a Hard Spot…
You Go Girl you Perky Sue.
She makes me smile every day.
