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Showing posts with label deep pink mussaenda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deep pink mussaenda. Show all posts

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day November 2014

 I have become Dame Mesticated.  I have brought the garden indoors with these cushions. I have resurrected my sewing machines after a sejour of over 14 years.

 These begonias are enjoying the rainy weather. They are thriving here at the front entrance.

This morning the pond clarity was unbelievable.


 Faithful pink mussenda always in bloom.
 Chalice vine

Hello and welcome to Garden Blogger's Bloomday where gardeners around the globe post what is blooming in their gardens.  The Chikki virus finally caught me and is still with me. It started out  three weeks before with a painful left ankle. I couldn't remember twisting my ankle but it felt as if I had. Then for two nights I had a high fever and both my feet were painful to walk on. I spent two days in bed. The third day I felt better my feet stopped aching and the mysterious pain in the ankle was no more. I felt great and thought well that wasn't too bad. I still felt a bit tired after doing things like cutting the grass. Then a week later a rash appeared on all body and it was itchy. I got some antihistamine to take care of that. The rash lasted for two days and then the feet got swollen. So I had to rest  but with daughter's wedding coming up I had to have some things done. Then my right hand started hurting so badly it
woke me up at night. Some nights I didn't know where to lay it on the bed. I got some extra strength painkillers for that. Today my daughter is getting married and I will be hobbling along and hoping that the pain will stay away. So far the hand is feeling ok at the moment. Apart from that I will live.

To see more blooming gardens please take a stroll over to Carol's at May dreams gardens. Have a great weekend my friends.

Friday, October 15, 2010

GBBD October 2010

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, a night blooming cereus, this plant was given to me by my mother Miss Rose two years ago. It bloomed for the first time a few months ago and last week. It opened around 9.00 pm at night and had closed sometime in the early morning.


 
Lipstick pink ixora along my back wall garden


white dendrobium orchids, photo taken at dawn and during the day.
   Garlic vine

pink mussaenda
The rose of Sharon starts off the day white, this picture was taken around 6.15 am in the morning.


It turns a deep pink in the evening, this photo was taken around 5.00 pm. It's a pity that the flower only lasts a day.



Hello folks and welcome to Garden Blogger Blooms day where gardeners all over the globe post what is blooming in their gardens. This was the brilliant idea of Carol from maydreams gardens. To see more of what is blooming around the world please take a skip hop and a jump over to her blog. Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

a visit to Joyce's garden


gorgeous red ixora
gerbera daisy
ground orchid
Joyce
crotons
dahlias Joyce grew from seed
fragrant portlandia grandiflora /bell flower
anthurium
torch ginger
I recently read that this ginger is edible and how it is used   here
lemons
rose of sharon
pink mussaenda
gladilolus callianthus
I can't remember the name of this perhaps someone can help me
crossandra
red desert rose

Today I went to visit Joyce, she is an avid gardener who has that magic touch. Now Joyce is a very special person, she gets things to grow that aren't supposed to be growing in our climate. If you cannot get a plant to grow just take it to Joyce. Her garden is a riotous frenzy of colour. She is a lovely person and a bit shy as you can see in the photo. Whilst there I was ooohing and aaaahing and gasping like a fish out of water. I came away with some huge lemons, some lemon rosemary plants, some of that red ixora I have been trying to get my hands on for some time, and a plant I can't remember the name of. Thank you Joyce and see you soon in my garden.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Blooming November at home

dat ain't no flower dere!

de enemy number one stealing my fish

cassia

deep pink mussaenda

Singapore plumeria smells like jasmine

yellow oxalis (oxalis spiralis) makes a great border

yellow oxalis (only found in the Caribbean and Hawaii)

red rose

champagne yellow roses

blue Iris

Desert Rose (adenium)

pink cane begonia (edible flower)

Martinique cuphea

bleeding heart (clerodendrum)