Mid spring

It's mid spring down here and temperatures are getting hotter by the minute, the sun is scorching hot and despite the usual rainy days I have to water the plants almost daily:  evaporation rates exceed the precipitation here in spring and summer. I really dislike heat, it depletes me and drains my energy and will to work in the garden, Some plants like the water lilies are anyways happy with heat.

My Jacarandas are blooming

With less humidity roses are healthier, less blackspot, less powdery mildew.. the problem now is their blooms get scorched by the sun, I took the pictures early in the morning because by the afternoom most of them were shrivelled

There are still some Camellias blooming, but most of them are now growing new shoots.

Amaryllis continue blooming, they are just gorgeous!

The first Gladiolus of the year, it's quite small I think they don't get enough sun where I planted them

It's Hibiscus time: I should love these plants more, they are so reliable in this climate.

I discovered this pretty Aquilegia yesterday! I thought I had lost them all!

See you next time!

Springtime!

After a very rainy winter, it’s finally dry enough to sit in my garden and enjoy the sunshine. It’s been a stunning spring week: clear, blue sky, a slight breeze and the sun’s rays feel just warm (not scorching yet!). My garden is simply bursting with life: The fish and the frogs in the pond are swimming around excitedly, hummingbirds, bees and bumblebees hoover over the flowers all day!

Another water lily has bloomed: Mayla, the first flowers are usually small with faint color.

Barbara Dobbins continues blooming.

Tillandsia Aeranthos on a Jacaranda.

The last Camellias.. I'll miss them

The flowering peach still has some blooms

Hibiscus Sinensis

Red Amarillys

I found this nest after the last storm

Magnolia grandiflora

Probably the last Iris bloom of the year

Pink Pelargonium

And Roses: undisputed Queens of the garden, now feeling/looking a bit better with sunny days.

Honoré de Balzac, I love this rose! She's so double that looks like a cabbage!

Unidentified rose

Unidentified rose

Unidentified rose

Parure d'Or, my favorite rose

Bonica 82

White Christmas

See you next time!

Spring is just around the corner...

The signals of spring are here and some plants anticipate it with their blooms..

the first Iris flower of the year

And Rhododrendrons!

 Spiraea cantoniensis is a plant that epitomizes spring here

Climbing roses are blooming!

Hibiscus bloom almost year round here but look especially good in the warmest months.. Spring here is very short and quickly checked by summer heat, the spring lushness is short lived here and stops with the first heat waves of late spring so I will enjoy this nice time while it lasts!

See you next time!