One of the advantages of living in the tropics is that there is still a lot of colour in the garden even in winter - or what is supposed to be winter!
The nodding violets have also been flowering for months. Bill downloads all my photos for me and he never edits them so you see all the background rubbish because I can't crop them - or I haven't yet worked out how to without my photo editing programme which will not work on this computer unfortunately.
The zygocactus on the back verandah has been flowering its socks off, but the couple in the greenhouse are only just starting to flower now. I am not sure what the difference is, but we are enjoying them for longer.
I had to take this photo last night - an improvised wind shield!!! We have been having very strong winds which interfere with cooking on the BBQ more than somewhat. I was cross that Bill had not disposed of the cartons when we purchased three new office chairs, but he knew there was a reason why - he can always find a reason to hoard everything!
The wind is still almost gale force today, with occasional showers, but the forecast for rain earlier in the week was wrong. The three day show was held in brilliant sunshine - really great for those who wanted to attend.
Now I had better get some lunch.
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I have pots of bedding begonias all round the garden. I love them as they keep on flowering for months on end and always look so cheerful. When they finally succumb to wet feet they are easily replaced.
The wind is still almost gale force today, with occasional showers, but the forecast for rain earlier in the week was wrong. The three day show was held in brilliant sunshine - really great for those who wanted to attend.
Now I had better get some lunch.
Here too I love bedding begonias, just so long as I keep them somewhere they don't get frosted. I don't mind your non edited photos, at least there are photos. I think a lot of the country needs rain.
ReplyDeleteYour world looks quite beautiful! Today we are experiencing lower temps - down from 93 degrees to the low 70's. Wonderful walking weather and I'll be out there taking advantage of it.
ReplyDeleteYour world looks quite beautiful! Today we are experiencing lower temps - down from 93 degrees to the low 70's. Wonderful walking weather and I'll be out there taking advantage of it.
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers - those little begonias are good value aren't they? I aim to buy some to fill in any gaps if my homegrown plants aren't sufficient to fill our borders. I have made some awful looking wind shields in my time but they do the job and are not permanent.
ReplyDeleteLovely pics, a bit of 'rubbish' in the background never hurt anybody, good to have Bill to down load for you. Found the post about the technical things you use very helpful - I showed my Mum & they might get the portable scanner after all, so thanks.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see all that colour in your garden.
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