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anything but yellow

May 14, 2021

succulents in pink

On a quick trip to Scottsdale, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix with some great people.   During the visit, I was intrigued by a comment made by our tour guide – that most flowers in a desert garden are yellow.  Of course, after hearing that, I needed to find some color beyond the yellow as I toured the space!

Today I am sharing a few of these non-yellow finds.  I will share some more photos of the garden in a future post because there were plenty of amazing succulents to admire!

chihuly cactus

My first amazing find at the garden is a little bit of a cheat…they are not live plants!  They are blown glass pieces by the amazing American glass sculptor, Dale Chihuly.  It was such a nice surprise to discover the three pieces of large-scale sculptures gracing the entrance to the garden!

chihuly botanical

You may remember from a previous post, that I visited a large Chihuly collection when it was installed at the New York Botanical Garden.  (Click here to see the post.)

trio chihuly

Here are a few of my favorite living ‘beyond yellow’ finds!

cactus pink

red cactus

blooming cactus

pink succulent

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

red spheres

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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