Northeast Gardening: Miscellaneous shots 2012 #3, 5 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
I'm going to butt in, and drag the discussion back out west...

Marianne (my better half, and confectioner extraordnaire) and I spent a week and a half touring around the northeasterly quarter of Arizona, after my ASLA national conference in Phoenix. It was over 100F every day during the conference, but much nicer temps throughout our travels around the Colorado plateau during early October.

1. Saguaro cactus, like, right there along the side of the road.
2. Welcome to Boyce Thompson Arboretum!
3. Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) with very small foliage and exfoliating bark
4. Marianne - captivated by cacti...
5. Simple shelter housing an artistic bench