February 17, the first spring "like" day of the season with temperatures here near 10 C. The desert garden has emerged from a pile of snow.
Yucca gloriosa (foreground) and elata seem fine.
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Yucca aloifolia is a bit winter damaged. We'll see what happens in the next month.














I had my doubts about the zone 8 caesalpinia (pictured in flower last year), but a scratch this morning revealed green tissue right to the top.


























Hesperaloe in a bed of delopserma, both are fine.

The cacti are likewise fine.