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Rancho La Puerta: Garden Close-Up
I’M HOME FROM RANCHO LA PUERTA and not too happy about that. The sun is shining here in East Hampton, N.Y., and things have greened up slightly. The daffodils are still in force; my scrawny magnolia is in what passes … Continue reading
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Tagged African daisies, agave, alkaline soil, aloe, artemisia, Baja California, California pepper tree, chapparal, cistus, Coyote hike, date palms, echeveria, eco-conscious, eco-equivalents, Enrique Ceballos, eucalyptus, euphorbia, French lavender, gardens, gazania, heavenly bamboo, ice plants, Kuchumaa, landscape, Landscape Garden Walk, LANDSCAPING, Mexico, Montezuma pine, nandina, pyrocantha, queen palms, Rancho La Puerta, rock rose, salvia, Sarah Livia Brightwood, star jasmine, Tecate, trumpet vines, Villas Luna, wisteria
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Rancho La Puerta: Ranch in Bloom
HERE AT RANCHO LA PUERTA in Tecate, Mexico — the only fitness resort I’ve ever been to, and the only one I ever care to go to — there’s no need to exercise that gratitude muscle I referred to in … Continue reading
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Tagged agave, alyssum, Baja, Baja California, blanket flower, calla lily, geraniums, ice plant, kalanchoe, landscape design, Mexico, Rancho La Puerta, rosemary, sage, Sarah Livia Brightwood, Tecate, wisteria
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casaCARA: Old Houses for Fun & Profit 