Sunny day - Rainy day

Today is a rainy day but I am not complaining about it for there were sunny skies for days lately, temperatures rocketed past 35C (95F) and my sprinkler was running nonstop to keep the green green (I rarely need to water from March to November because rain is ample and temperature still not scorching hot.) Watering can be exhausting...

Sunny day: Hibiscus, they are tough plants and that make them very popular in local gardens

One of the cacti of my small collection bloomed, it's so cute!

Water lilies.

Plumbago, I love blue flowers!

Bougainvillea, a real monster that can take over everything if left unchecked and it blooms almost year round.

Canna lily

And Roses of course, Queens of the flowers! Couldn't take many pictures in the morning and by the afternoon they looked droopy and thirsty

Rainy day: I love the sight of raindrops on flowers: it's magic! 

Canna lily

Water lilies

Roses after the rain

A blue hydrangea amidst the pink ones.. the PH of the soil must be crazy

And the much maligned Jacarandas, as purple as ever.

See you next time!

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!