Come visit my little garden in Paradise

Santa Barbara's Climate is Semi-Tropical

with many micro-climates

My current garden is small and manageable by me.

My last garden was an acre and needed help from professionals.

I love, love, love gardening!

It must be my Dutch heritage.

Here are some photos of my garden....

Cecil Bruner Climbing Rose

heavenly scent

Birdbath with air-plants

Tripple air-plants from a Seller's garden

Epiphyllums starting to bloom

These are also orphans from a Seller's garden

I have eight plants in several colors

succulents, so easy to grow and exchange with other gardeners

Milk-weed is so easy to grow and propagate

attracts bees and Monarchs

Milkweed for my Monarch Caterpillars

easy to grow from seeds

here's a big cat ready to begin his transformation

heavenly scented night blooming Jasmin

Angel Trumpet - gift cutting from a Seller's garden

my Mom's 50-year-old cymbidium

Epidendrum - also a cutting from a Seller

so easy to propagate 

I have in 5 colors

Banksia Climbing Rose

Jade plant needs to be cut back regularly

Elephant Ear gift from my Seller at the close.

It was 1/3 of a large one he had in a tree.

Thanks for visiting my garden.  As Realtor I visit many gardens and as you can see my clients have often shared their plants and flowers with me. Four years ago when we moved here

there was nothing growing in this little plot.  My wonderful husband helped me create this bit of paradise as his legacy to me.  Whenever I dig in the dirt or look at my beautiful garden I think of him.