Summer is here

Summer begins today in the southern hemisphere... it's definitely not my favorite season: Summer here can be brutal, in the hottest months of the year temperatures can rise to 45 C (113 f) and occasionally even more, rain is ample but evaporates quickly under the scorching sun and wind does not seem to bring relief. Nevertheless some plants thrive in these conditions....

Water lilies are the soul of the summer in my garden.

Blushing bride ...breathtakingly beautiful! one of my favorite lilies.

Closing by the afternoom

Blue star

I think this lily is Carnea

Golden west, a tropical lily

Lindsey Woods

Lindsey Woods with a dragonfly

Red Start with dragonfly

Red star again

Sasaki Pink

Hydrangeas..I love them so much! I want more hydrangeas in my life/garden

The first Agapanthus of the year

Fuchsias are blooming

Not many roses lately.. heat takes a toll on them... on contrary hibiscus love the heat

Mirabilis Jalapa.. cute but very invasive!

The lotus are almost there...

See you next time!

December blooms

The days are getting hotter and hotter: Some plants love it and some plants hate it, ok ok only Roses hate it...

    Yellow roses in the morning

 The same roses some hours later

Roses are definitely not suitable for my climate but I like them so much!

I've been moving some of my potted Hibiscus because I decided to plant them in the ground and let them go huge as they love to do here.. honestly I don't like these plants but they are so hardy and bloom so much that I've thrown in the towel: they won... I wish roses were like them SIGH!

I am training this one to grow against a wall

Hydrangeas are lovely shrubs: they are happy with shade and lots of water, I want to have more hydrangeas.

Water lilies are not blooming as they did last year I think I have to repot them but repotting lilies is a very physically exhausting task since the pots are big, the pond is deep and my back is bad...

The first flowers of Mirabilis Jalapa

See you next time!

Last days of november in the garden

With temperatures approaching 40 C (100 F) my energy and will to work in the garden simply fade but the water lilies are nevertheless happy with heat!

A pond dweller!

Some Roses, not looking at their best with the heat

Hydrangeas

Amaryllis, they are so pretty!

Hibiscus, they certainly love heat

This is the canopy of my apple tree

See you next time!