January Color

 

Alstroemeria

Here are a few pictures of some January color in the garden.

Billbergia, Bromeliad

Billbergia, Bromeliad

Lily

Begonia Bloom and Rain Drops

Begonia, Bromeliad, Lilly and Coleus

Bromeliad

Drosera coccicaulis 

Hibiscus

Begonia blooms

Wisteria Beginning to Bloom

Raindrops on Alstroemeria

Tomato in January

I even found this small tomato hiding in the garden!

A Quick Walk Through Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden

Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden

    I went for a quick walk through the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden.  It's a great little garden in Santa Barbara that fills one square block.  When I worked near downtown Santa Barbara, I would eat my sack lunch in this garden.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Paper white narcissus

Erythrina bidwillii AKA Bidwill's Coral Bean 

Iris

Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii' AKA Asparagus Fern 

Red fruit on a Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii' AKA asparagus fern 

     The fruit on the Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii' AKA asparagus fern look festive for the holiday season!

Hibiscus Blooms

 The Hibiscus has responded to the change in weather and put out a bunch of blooms.  We have been having a cool and foggy summer.  However, this week we had three days that were sunny with high temperatures in the low 90's!  We are now back to foggy and cool, which is great for taking pictures.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Hibiscus Bloom Details

 Here are some close up pictures, of a couple of Hibiscus blooms.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Assignment Red!

 I was bringing groceries into the house and this red Hibiscus caught my eye.  I looked around the garden to see what other plants were showing off their red.

Hibiscus

Begonia

Euphorbia

Coleus

Bougainvillea

Colorful Garden Walk

 I went for a walk in the garden and took these colorful pictures.

Geraniums

Phalaenopsis Orchid

Lantana

Hibiscus

Begonia

Lantana

Hibiscus Bloom

The hibiscus has a lot of blooms right now.  This bloom is at eye level and greets us as we come down the steps.  It's about six inches in diameter.

Hibiscus Bloom

Looking for red in the garden

Today I was looking for the color red in the garden and this is what I found.

Hibiscus

Red Berries on a Pepper Tree

 This is the end of a small crop of Pomegranates and these are about the size of small apples.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate

This Pomegranate was eaten by the birds.

This Western Scrub-Jay was keeping an eye on me.

Sitting on the Balcony

The other evening I was sitting on the balcony and this is what I saw.

Anna's Hummingbird

House Finch

House Finch

Begonia King Cobra

Hibiscus

Oak Titmouse 

Anna's Hummingbird

Western Scrub-Jay

Western Scrub-Jay