A few shots from around the yard...

[MerryBlooms]

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[mnhtnbb]

1. Lovely!

[MerryBlooms]

7. Thanks! Even with my allergies, I LOVE this time of year!

[Paper Roses]

2. Beautiful, Wish my yard looked like yours.

Winter kill, weeds, crab grass, patches with nothing growing and an infestation of grubs. My tale of woe for this spring. Just had someone come today to take a look at my disaster. Hope I can afford what he will charge to help get this old place in order. I can't work as hard on the yard any more so things have caught up with me. You must put hours and hours into the yard to make this so beautiful.

[MerryBlooms]

3. It's a team effort.

There's no way I could do everything on my own.

Hang in there and do a little at a time- and wine... I drink wine. lol

[femmocrat]

4. I love Bleeding Hearts.

My old one died out, so I got a new one this year. It has a fern leaf and is supposed to bloom all summer. Thanks for the lovely pictures!

[MerryBlooms]

8. We have both white and the pink all around the yard- they are one of my favorites! t/y

[Dont call me Shirley]

5. You're Bleeding Hearts are gorgeous! And the feather-petal purple tulips.

My neighbor across the lane from my childhood home had bleeding hearts, one of my faves and tulips.

My yard is filled with native desert flowers. It's called Xeriscape.

[MerryBlooms]

9. Ooo, I'd love to see some shots.

Each climate has it's own diverse beauty... so interesting and rich!

[Dont call me Shirley]

11. If I knew how to upload them

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=https://www.msu.edu/~jaegeran/Andrea_Miehls_Photography_NV.html&h=1063&w=1600&tbnid=r1pSo5NuRkYp0M:&zoom=1&docid=y_WSLKeSWx6kVM&hl=en-US&ei=7mRaVa77EIiSyQSg54H4BA&tbm=isch&ved=0CEYQMygeMB4

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://fineartamerica.com/featured/desert-flower-paul-santander.html&h=755&w=900&tbnid=nPOCACrALUoYeM:&zoom=1&docid=HSIh_KjTr6c6qM&hl=en-US&ei=Z2VaVerNAYaWyATzqYGQDQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CGgQMyhgMGA4yAE

Here are a couple varieties in my yard. Many desert plants get prickly when they dry, neither of theses will though.

[MerryBlooms]

12. That's beautiful! Your climate lends itself to amazing negative space- which I find so fascinating.

As to posting photos here- I had to get a photobucket acct. upload my photos there, then do a copy/paste to DU.

Photobucket makes it super simple.

[Dont call me Shirley]

13. Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a whirl.

The varieties of flowers and plants in the desert are numerous and beautiful.

[bigwillq]

6. Great pics!

[MerryBlooms]

10. Thanks!

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Beautiful! I especially love the bleeding hearts!

I remember seeing those when I was a kid...

[MerryBlooms]

15. We have both white and the pink all around the yard- they are one of my favorites! t/y

[Rhiannon12866]

16. I once bought my mother a bleeding heart, years ago

I should take a look to see if it's still around. I remember seeing some when I was very young and they made such an impression that they've been favorites of mine ever since. Yours are especially lovely!