Our backyard retreat

We love our patio.

After the hottest freakin' summer on record

...the garden doesn't look too bad! The lawn is pretty much dead, but the flower beds look pretty decent.

Pachy is all growed-up!

Look how big it got in just one Summer!

Sunset Alley

I call this section of my garden 'Sunset Alley' because it has California Poppies, Red Yucca and orange Aloe Striata blooms in the Spring.

I love glaucous plants.

I added a new Aloe variety this year and for some reason it's blooming in the Fall! The shark-skin looking plant to the left is supposedly also an Aloe Striata but I'm not convinced.