https://petersleight.com/2016/03/31/botanical-treasures-at-the-huntington/https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fadb7746.jpgFADB7746https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bwwf5592.jpgBWWF5592Paphiopedilum orchids in The Huntington's greenhouse.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dhfb3406.jpgDHFB3406An interesting trunk in the palm garden, The Huntington, Pasadena. Calif.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ufoo5760.jpgUFOO5760A small brook, an artifice here in southern California, flows through the jungle garden at The Huntington in Pasadena.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/owvn9756.jpgOWVN9756The cactus garden at The Huntington, Pasadena, Calif.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/opzm9498.jpgOPZM9498The desert garden at The Huntington, Pasadena, Calif. This section focused on barrel cactus, with other, taller types arranged in the back.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lrxw0254.jpgLRXW0254https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1633.jpgIMG_1633The Huntington Library, Pasadena, Calif.2016-03-31T19:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://petersleight.com/2016/02/19/time-memory-gumbo-limbo/https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1024px-gumbo_limbo_tree_desoto_national_monument.jpg1024px-Gumbo_Limbo_Tree_DeSoto_National_MonumentThe gumbo limbo tree casts a wide shade.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gumbo-limbo_leaves_5598040397.gifGumbo-Limbo_leaves_(5598040397)The pinnate leaves of the gumbo limbo tree.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gumbo_limbo_bark_npsphoto_sabrina_diaz_9103252184.jpgGumbo_Limbo_Bark,_NPSPhoto,_Sabrina_Diaz_(9103252184)The peeling bark of the gumbo limbo tree.2016-02-19T20:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://petersleight.com/2016/02/03/untangling-the-money-tree/https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1559.jpgIMG_1559Pachira aquatica in its new pot. https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1553.jpgIMG_1553Potting soil amended with vermiculate and pebbles for good drainage.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1552.jpgIMG_1552These small pebbles, purchased in a nursery, can be used for drainage or as decorative topping for potted plants.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1554.jpgIMG_1554Pachia aquatica (left) in its original 3-inch pot, and it's new, 5-inch clay pot.https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1555.jpgIMG_1555https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1551.jpgIMG_1551Pachira aquatica2016-02-03T00:39:07+00:00monthlyhttps://petersleight.com/2016/01/27/time-to-start-some-seeds/https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1541.jpgIMG_1541https://petersleight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1540.jpgIMG_15402016-01-27T21:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://petersleight.com/2016/01/21/its-spring/2016-01-25T19:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://petersleight.comdaily1.02016-03-31T19:23:23+00:00