Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus

One tiny cute cactus flowering today (only?). The threatened Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus wetlandicus), salvaged from a natural gas pipeline project in the Uinta Basin in 2011.

What's Blooming

                   Rose Flower Girl

                       Clematis

                               Aster

                        Sego lily

Succulents

          Euphorbia lactea "White Ghost" crest

What's Blooming

Genista monspessulana--French broom

Jupiters beard--Centranthus ruber

       

Baptisia 'Twilite Prarie Blues'

               Dracunculus vulgaris

Tulip tree --Liriodendron tulipifera

The Gardens at the Getty Center

Bougenvilla

Roof top cactus garden overlooking L.A.

Lovely and poisonous Brugmansia tree

Gorgeous flower garden

Succulent

School Garden Grant Opportunities

The Whole Kids Garden grant kit just arrived (hanging my head in shame--I started this blog post April 1st). In the kit are some great resources to start and maintain a school garden program.

First, additional grant opportunities:

The National Gardening Association
Click on 'Grants and Awards" to find a plethora of grants specifically geared to gardening with children. Stay up t date at http://grants.kidsgardening.org

Annie's Garden Grants

www.annies.com/giving-back/school-gardens/grants-for-gardens

 Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education (SFE) Fund

http://www.wildones.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SFE-Cover-Letter.pdf

Goals should focus on the enhancement and development of an appreciation for nature using native plants.

Captain Planet Foundation
http://captainplanetfoundation.org

American Heart Association
This multi-year grant program provides direct support to school gardens. To learn more about requirements for this program email: teachinggardens@heart.org.

What's Blooming

Geum 'fire storm'--perennial

Iceland poppies--cool season annuals

Iberis sempervirens-perennial

Bergenia--shade perennial 

Lunaria-cool season annual

Sensation lilac--shrub

Horse chestnut tree