Pacific Northwest Gardening: Flock of migrating gardeners, last seen heading east, 1 by

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ARRRG!!! BLOOMS! I didn't get my Utah desert fix this year and I really, really am going to regret it. I am so totally jealous of your position on the red rocks! I believe that I must have lived in the desert in a previous life because I always feel so alive there. Don't even ask me why! But I do get a craving for southern Utah. I even made 'desert rocks' for my front area so I could pretend a bit. I know, it's kind of sick. Here's a photo of one of them.
Today I saw that I have a bloom on one of my little cacti and it was almost like I was there! But not really. Sigh.

Stick around! We're a wild and crazy bunch but we have a good time. If you think we're a little nutty now, wait until, say, January. Then you'll really see some action!

Yep, I've been to Raft Island Roses several times. My sister lives close by that nursery. I had to stop buying roses because I really ran out of room for them. So I started focusing my energy on Hydrangeas.