"I'm not really a career person.I'm a gardener,basically.".....George Harrison

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Spring cleaning……

In the last week,we have gone from Spring

to Winter

to Spring,

again.

And,today,was like a nice Summer day.

….but without the humidity and rain….

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Nice,

sunny,

hot,

breezy.

 

Time to get out the clippers and machete

…..and whack away…..

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Always looks much better with the dead stuff cleared out,doesn’t it?

 

Planted the Rouge Plant –Rivina humilis 

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that I bought here…..

There’s a Blue Sage Plant,next to it.

I think they will get along famously.

Hopefully…?

Please?

 

A brom I bought here, 3-4 years ago….

….has finally decided to

bloom!!!!

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only one pup,but I’ll take it.

Patience is a virtue,after all.

 

and the whole garden smells like this…..

seriously,the whole garden……

popsicle

 

but it’s actually from this….

 

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Banana Shrub-Michelia figo

amazing that such a small blossom can create such an overwhelming scent!

Even on the lanai…….

 

Excuse me,but I’m feeling the overwhelming need for a popsicle,right now……

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures. . . and I love the Banana Sruub. I have one planted out back near by one of our sitting areas. Smells just like a banana split to me. See, that's my problem - can't be a simple popsicle. No sir, has to be a big fattening banana split! LOL

Unknown said...

Nope not a banana split,to me.But for awhile,today,I smelled bubble gum,too.I just love this shrub!

FlowerLady Lorraine said...

What lovely unusual plants. I'd love to see a Banana shrub and smell it's blooms, it sounds wonderful.

It really was a gorgeous day out. I love your photo of Lady Cardinal. I heard them and the Mockingbirds singing away all morning, it was fantastic accompaniment while I planted seeds.

Have a great week ~ FlowerLady

Unknown said...

Lorraine-I got my Banana Shrub at Bok Tower nursery.It is the best shrub.Blooms all spring and summer.The banana smell is most overwhelming in spring,tho.

David The Good said...

Ah... the machete: that most sublime of Florida gardening tools!

As for the scented plants... I've been enjoying the citrus blossoms lately. Amazing. The bees and I both appreciate them.

Unknown said...

SG,AKA D the G-I love machetes so much,I have 2! Keep 'em sharp in a bucket of sand mixed with old motor oil.

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