currently crushing: prickly pears.
Can you be in love with a plant? I'm sure lots would say it's entirely possible. Ever since we went to Greece for our honeymoon I've been longing for a prickly pear cactus. It was nearing the end of summertime in Greece, so many of my photos feature wilted and desaturated looking cacti. But still! Gah! How can I have one? How do I care for one? How do I keep our plant loving cat away from one?? Course one pricker to the nose, and Moo might stay away on his own.
We're thinking about incorporating a built in planter to our entry way/kitchen/living area. It's still in the works, but hoping we can pull it off. We've talked about herbs for the kitchen or just nice air-freshening, cat friendly plants. But I meannnn some cacti would be cool... Generally speaking, they are a staple of the whole MCM Cali-desert style. #myinspiration. I think we could create our own enclosed sanctuary in our little 1960's ranch in snowy Michigan.
Anyway, enjoy all this cactus loving goodness below. And don't even get me started on the tall Saguaros... I'm setting my sights on the flowering prickly pears first.
This is basically just a glorified post of my curated #plantlady Pinterest board. See the full bucket of inspiration here.
This blog post. Stunning simplicity. I mean look at those things!!
I LOVE Arielle Vey's photos. Ramona is pictured above. I would fill me whole house with them, if possible.
The shop at Wilder California is full of ethereal beauties like this one.
Light and bright from Loft Creative Co. Pink and green is always a good combo.
Sarah Sherman Samuel from their trip to Joshua Tree and 29 Palms Inn. Read the full post here.
Pink pretties from Shannon Kirsten for Minted.
Blooms! Check out more of Ann's work at The Dreamery.
This colorful coffee table resident from From Etzer, With Love.
Better Homes & Garden's for the win! Tips on planting cacti in cold weather climates.
A make-your-own ceramic prickly pear! Oli's Cupboard is the cutest shop.
Okay, now I'm really stretching it- but I'm loving this hamper (and it's adorning flowers!)
And a few pricklies from our honeymoon. ♥ Like I mentioned before, they were pretty end-of-season-ish...
Take me back!