Rainy days and Sundays

  I am growing Rudbeckia for the first time. The seeds were given to me by my mother who sadly passed away in February this year.

 Dwarf sunflowers pygmy

 This lovely celosia is a volunteer an offspring of many I grew last year.

 The arbour now has a yellow mandevilla running on it and some ponds on the side adding interest.

 Dragon fruit aka pitaya

 Mamey sapote fruiting for the first time.

Recent rains have filled the ground pond and we will soon be seeing water lilies appearing.

Hello folks, we had some real rain yesterday and last week due to tropical waves in the area. The island was on flood watch until 6 pm yesterday. On Friday it rained all day and I made some soup. It was deeelicious! I will post the recipe later.

Wishing you all a great week gardening!

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day January 2017

Queen of Siam waterlily

mixed blue

Blue capensis with six flowers

Lobelia

Mona lavender ( plectrantus) I am nuturing.

Cypress vine (ipomea quamoclit) that came as a weed with a plant I bought. This can be seen growing wild along country roads here on the island and blooms around this time of year.

Red kalanchoe now in bloom.

Mamey sapote (pouteria sapota) doing well after the heavy rains we've had. This one was planted approximately 4-5 years ago. This is a popular fruit in many of the islands especially Cuba and Florida.

Chocolate pudding tree (diospyros nigra) doing nicely. Not very well known on the island.

Longan (dimocarpus longan) a popular fruit related to the lychee. It is grown by many rare fruit enthusiasts in South Florida and very common in Asia. This was planted around 4-5 years ago. It took a while to become established and am hoping to see some fruit soon.

Hello and welcome to garden blogger's bloom day where gardeners around the globe post what is blooming in their gardens. Many gardens up north are under snow unless you live in Florida. The UK has been hit with some heavy snowstorms and am sending warm wishes hoping that there is very little damage.  To see more blooming gardens please go on over to Carol's garden at May dreams garden

Have a great week folks!