Loose Ends: Flowers still thrill

For some of us, the thrill of spotting the first wildflowers each summer never goes away. Newcomers are always surprised by our reaction to that good ol’ green stuff — plants, not money. We can’t get enough of it.
Most non-natives move here with little thought to growing anything in the semi-arid climate. They seem to all assume the grass, flowering trees and plants will just thrive on their own. Growing up in an area…