beauty closer to home can flourish
among native plants and combine to
make a unique garden. A daisy
variety, upper left, leans toward the
morning sun. A hanging basket of
hybrid fuschia, lower left, is backlit
by the setting sun. Below, a red
hibiscus begins to open in welcome
of the morning sun. The hibiscus
bush must be removed to the
indoors during the mountain winter.
come back in the spring in a burst of color. Above is the
Stargazer Asiatic lily, fresh after the rain. At right is an iris,
given a soft, watercolor look by the early morning light.
shapes and colors such as
the pansy, above, and the
portulaca, which shows off a
variety of colors on one plant.
