Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona
I’ve been back from visiting Jodie (here’s her blog if you don’t know her yet) and Rob in Arizona for a few days and back in the swing of things. It was a wonderful time turning online friends into in person friends. Thank you for your hospitality and making me feel welcome! I enjoyed time with like minded people and Jodie and I were such birds of feather. And I love Arizona! I had visited twice before, once on a visit to Sedona in my late teens, and again a couple of years ago for my brother’s wedding in Scottsdale.
I’ve always love cacti, so visiting the botanical gardens was a treat! We first took blog pictures (Jodie and her crew are such experts at posing) and then took our time visiting the gardens before dinner. One thing I didn’t realize about the Phoenix area the last time I visited, was the number of mountains surrounding it. They are not very tall but stand out with their ochre color.
Aren’t these cacti cool? They are crested cactus: the cells in the growing stem divide outward. It is an unusual mutation that can occur in saguaro cacti too.
It was surprisingly chilly on that evening: it was windy too, but thankfully I brought along my sweatshirt to wear after our blog pictures. We really had fun figuring out what the different types of cacti looked like: for example the last one looked like snakes and we couldn’t figure out where the cactus started.
Wow! These were some of my favorites! That second cactus was furry and soft to the touch. The top flower is not opened yet and looks like an eye: it really looks extraterrestrial! I also love the fountain and seating area and what a beautiful bloom on that last cactus.
A bientôt!
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20 Comments
Joanne
So many neat varieties of cacti and dessert plants!
mimifce
Yes: so much different varieties.
Kathrine Eldridge
Lovely pics of these succulents and plants! Would love to visit here.
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mimifce
I love different landscapes and plants: so very different than what’s in our area.
Penny
Wow – the cacti are amazing. And it gets windy in Arizona too! We are a very very windy island these days. And it’s still quite cool.
And totally cool that you met up with Jodie – it is so nice to meet up with blogging friends
mimifce
Oh yes: it was a wonderful weekend! I have another 2 blog posts about my visit. We had a wonderful time!
Nancy
It sounds amazing to meet up with Jodie! How much to talk about would you two have! And those cacti are amazing.
mimifce
Yes! We never did run out of anything to talk about. It was awesome: more to share on Friday’s blog!
jodie filogomo
You got some amazing shots Mireille!!
I don’t even remember that second to the last one!
I always try to take visitors to the botanical gardens here because you become so much more appreciative of cactus!!
And I hope this becomes a yearly event!
Xoxo
Jodie
mimifce
Now I am going to have to look at which one you are talking about! I really hope I can do that: I think my hubby knows now he can survive without me for a weekend!
Melody Jacob
Lovely plants and photos
mimifce
So different!
Shauna
I love how different they all are! We have some pretty cool ones out in Palm Springs. I always look for them on my walks while visiting 🙂
Shauna
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mimifce
I just love different,cool looking plants!
Marsha Banks
I love cacti, but I have no luck growing any kind! Your photos are gorgeous! I can’t wait to hear more!
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mimifce
My mom did well with some of them when we lived in Mexico.
Jennifer
I loved visiting these gardens! I really want to go back.
Jennifer
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mimifce
It was really a neat visit.
Sally in St Paul
The furry looking one with the eye peeking out is 100% extraterrestrial, right? Thanks for sharing these amazing cactus photos. Fascinating to look at!
mimifce
Yes! Such a weird one.