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!

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.