It rained,yesterday……..

Late afternoon/early evening, TheGreatWall was blessed with a nice,soaking shower.

No thunder or lightening.

Just a decent shower.

For maybe 30 minutes,or so.

Almost like a summer time shower.

This morning,I went out,

camera in hand.

To capture the garden….

Walking through the gate to the back,on the left,the Guara have decided they are going to be the bullies of the garden…Most of them have self-seeded,and those seedlings have been transplanted to other areas of the garden.

My favorite is the deep pink variety.

As you move down the pathway,to the right….Giant Liriope,the last of the Blue-Eyed Grass,Rosemary,variegated Flax Lily,and Cuphea.And  a yellow plumeria is stuck in there,too.

Further down,on the left…This is the Yellowtop I bought a year ago,here.It will be beautiful,this fall.It,also,roots incredibly easy,so if anyone wants a starter plant,let me know.I have one rooted to go behind the Guara.It should be able to hold its own against the Guara.

If you follow the pathway to the right,you see this…St.Bernard’s Lily,red Knockout Drift Rose,Gerbera Daisy,Love Grass,Blackberry Lily.In the background is a Powder Puff,which the hummers have been showing mad love to,this spring.Oh my!I think I see another Plumeria on the upper right.Go figure…

If you keep going,you will find Miss Emma’s -(Mine!)- statue,

overlooking the Queen Emma Crinums…

The variegated Creeping Fig is filling in,nicely---considering I had to yank it,quickly,out of the ground and slam it into pots when the pool was being removed---I am leaning towards to adding some Angel’s Tears to intermingle with the Creeping Fig.In the background,on the left,is Tea Olive,and a  Dwarf Euphorbia is on the right.

Across from Miss Emma,is one of the many Buddha's…

It almost seems like Buddha is smelling the Lantana…

If one keeps walking,just beyond Miss Emma's statue,on the right…

More variegated Flax Lily,an Agapanthus,ready to bloom,Farfugium,Hollyhocks,Angel’s Tears, and in the very back,Cat’s Whiskers.Intermingled with Cinnamon Fern.

Just beyond this section,the Tropical Sage,I bought,in March,here,is getting along quite nicely,with the Penstemon…

Across the pathway,is my favorite Buddha….

surrounded by Colocasia  esculenta 'Black Magic',giant Spathiphyllum and Bird’s Nest Fern.

Behind Buddha is the path-to-nowhere…

the shadiest part of the yard…

total shade,here,all day….

…all green and white…

Underneath Norfolk Island Pines are Peace Lilies,variegated Flax Lilies,Holly Ferns, and green and white Caladiums…

Continuing,and and making a turn to the right,further down,is the newest garden…

This garden is on the north side of the house,and is one of the shadiest parts of the garden---after the path-to-nowhere---,so a lot of plants have been moved here…

…and across from that garden are the Canna’s.

The black pot,in the lower left,will eventually have another Buddha.Sitting atop of it.And surrounded by some type of arbor.With something growing on it…suggestions?

…a work in progress….

S—l—o—w—l--y,

TheGreatWall is returning to form.

Just a newer and different form….

I still need sod….