Spring is all over the place.

Making progress on the home project, but slacking on the weeds.

Took down all the siding that was not built into the house structure, put up the OSB board, house wrap, and now the 5-R insulation goes up.

My first flowersof the season.   

Had a break in the weather and time, so off to Twin-Falls ID for a quick road trip.  Plantasia Cactus Gardens. 

Yucca faxon, looked much bigger in person.  These are very bold!

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) almost in bloom.

Yucca faxon

This ferocactus gets covered in the winter but no heat!  Nothing here gets heat in the winter. ;o)

Agave deserti, I think? amazing it lives.

Burnt cactus, last snow of the year? and start of a new project.

This is a good shot of some cold damage that showed up this winter on my native Opuntia sp. and I do mean native as too this county.  I do believe this winter damage came from the crazy winter from last season, but now is more visible after another winter.

So...when you see some burn on a trial plant from the south west it may be just as normal as the burn as these native prickly-pear.      



Echinocactus polycephalus

Opuntia basilaris, very cold hardy form.

Agave parryii

Sclerocactus parviflorus

And the new project, as if I need another project.  I should finish the ones I already started.lol

I am taking down the siding and putting O.S.B. board up, filling any gaps I find then I will put up house wrap, 1" blue-board and then put back the original siding.  Should make my house much cooler in the summer. (west wall)