Here are two miniature bouganvilleas and a very colourful lantana. Nobody bothered to tell the mauve bouganvillea that it was a miniature and it keeps sending out these long spikes. The other one is much better behaved although it seems to have changed colour somewhat this year.
This is a yellow, much smaller, lantana with blue plumbago in the background and there is even a bird of paradise flower wanting to be in the picture as well. We have a white plumbago as well as a blue one in the front garden and over the years I've trained the blue one up a eucalypt (gum tree) and it is quite surprising at times to see the lovely blue flowers quite high up in the tree.
My potted roses are doing well this year and I still enjoy the change of colour as the bloooms age.
These are the yellow pansies that Phil planted specially for me and they have continued to give us joy over many weeks.
There is also some colour in the front garden with rusellia in bloom and the Kings Park Special bottlebrush is still flowering. We are also lucky to enjoy Gwen's jacaranda trees which are right next door. The daisies have flowered but there are lots of new plants that have come up so should be more flowers out there soon.
I long for the days of planting annuals but it is too much work for us now so we have to content ourselves with flowering shrubs and any plants that come up of their own accord and we always welcome them to our garden. I can't say the same for the countless weeds but they are of course one of the problems if you have a garden aren't they? You just take the bad with the good.
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteOh Mimsie, this is an abundance of colour indeed! Sorry to hear there is a bit of a drag on life at the moment, but I agree, all this beauty helps as a salve. Take care my dear, hugs, YAM xx
Colour does indeed help 'colour' our lives doesn't it? I think it's just old age getting at me at times. Wanting to do things I can no longer do etc. You sometimes begin to wonder if you are still of much use to man or beast but Phil says I am and that's the main thing. Thank you for your kind words. xx
DeleteSuch lovely colour......guaranteed to give your spirits a lift.
ReplyDeleteI think we all need some colour in our day to bring a smile where there wasn't one before.
Deleteso jealous. I'm happy to accomplish a little green. :)
ReplyDeleteYes but you bring us so many wonderful pictures of places you've been which is something I can no longer do. : )
DeleteIt is looking lovely. A haven for the senses. I do hope that your downs become ups...
ReplyDeleteDid I sound as though I was having a whinge? Didn't mean to but some days are a real drag for no real reason. It's an effort to get the old body moving every day but sometimes the old mind too which really annoys me. No memory problems but just not wanting to bother to think. Thanks for your kind remarks. Hugs.
DeleteLots of lovely colour there.
ReplyDeleteMerle.............
Thanks Merle and it is always very cheering to look at.
DeleteIt's a fabulous garden, everything just blooms year after year with no effort on your part except for watering. Though I love the colours and variety available, I'm not a big fan of annuals since they have to be replanted every year, I prefer perennials, plant once and they keep coming back, or shrubs like yours which grow and flower forever. And bulbs which can be left in the garden to multiply.
ReplyDeleteHi River...this is the first time I've been able to actually reply on here for several days. Not sure what has been happening.
DeleteGlad you enjoyed our colourful show. I just wish all of our garden looked as good as the sections I showed in the photos. The other side of the back garden is very bare.
Am thinking seriously of bulbs for next year. Used to have heaps of freesias but they eventually gave up the ghost after several years.