The promotional banner appears superfluous with birds of paradise pointing the way to the National Museum of Anthropology. A giant agave attracts attention in the midst of the Aztec ruins of the Templo Mayor adjacent to the zocalo. Trumpet flowers flamboyantly tout their beauty profiled against a royal blue wall in the garden of Casa Luis Barragan.
lilies at Casa Luis Barragan
blooming aloe vera at National Palace
botanical garden in Chapultepec Park
trumpet flowers at Casa Luis Barragan
tree in Roma Norte
agave on grounds of Museo del Templo Mayor
orchids in botanical garden in Chapultepec Park
agave at Museo Dolores Olmedo
blooming aloe vera at National Palace
cinderblock planters for succulents in botanical garden in Chapultepec Park
greenhouse in botanical garden in Chapultepec Park
hydrangea at Museo Dolores Olmedo
But, on the practical side as our balcony planters age, I want to remember the simple cinder blocks adapted as containers for succulents in the botanical garden in Chapultepec Park.
Postcards from Barton Springs 