A Rainy Saturday

Yesterday morning dawned with great promise of getting some much needed tidying done in the garden.

But,alas,the clouds soon gathered,and the sprinkles began.(note to self-that's why they have weather people on the 6 o'clock news! Pay attention from now on!)

So,between the morning showers I played with the camera.
Shadows,lighting,macro,etc................

I think this is my favorite shot..............

In the afternoon,the on and off showers turned to a steady downpour.While sitting on our front porch,watching the rain,under one of the palm fronds,I spied this little guy hiding out from the rain........

This morning,the sun is out,and there's only a 40% chance of rain,today(I paid attention to the weather guy,last nite).

You had to know there'd be a photo of a plumeria,didn't you?

And this little lady has come to live at TheGreatWall........

She looks perfect,sitting on the toilette planter,don't you think?

Now,off to get some much needed tidying up done,before it gets toooo hot and humid.

Hope everyone has a great gardening weekend!



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It's Hot !!!!

In Florida,at this time of year it's hot!

And humid!

The kind of hot and humid where you sweat just watering the garden.

The kind of hot and humid,where if you don't get your gardening done by 9AM,

ferget-about-it!

All you can do,is sit by the pool,have a tall,cool drink and enjoy the results of all your hard,sweaty work.

Or wander around the garden,camera and sweat rag in hand,

and take photos.........

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Mexican Petunia

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Hibiscusssssss

Many,many years ago,we grew hibiscus,here,on the GreatWall.But after an infestation of grasshoppers destroyed them,we sort of gave it up.

This year,they have been rediscovered,and we're giving it another attempt.

Don't ask us the names........we're not good with names.

Unless one of us remembers to save the plant tag.


Which hardly ever happens.

We saved the tag!!!!!..............Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White'

The flowers are the size of a salad plate.Love this one!!!

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Canna Lilies

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Angel's Trumpets

This past winter,I wrote of the Great Freezes of '09,which struck Florida,and the devastation that happened upon the GreatWall.You can read about that great sadness here.
But hope is eternal,and the Angel's Trumpets have survived and are thriving.I love when they are in bud,and flowering at the same time.
When they first open up,they are white,and then their color changes to........

....... the prettiest,palest peach color!

This is a 3-fer post,because,as some you already know,we are incredibly lazy arse people!

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Angel's Tears

A Florida native plant,Angel's Tears is a dwarf,sprawling perennial.It flowers mainly in the spring,but this one is confused.It is flowering now.Confused from the cold winter and all of the freezes we had this past winter,perhaps?It spreads by creeping and grows in full shade to full sun.Zones 8B-10A.And it likes to live in moist,sunny spots.It is so easy to take cuttings from this plant,or to transplant it.The perfect Florida native,if you ask me.It is called Angel's Tears,because of the tiny lighter spots on the flower. Resemblant of tears,I guess?The flowers are tiny.Maybe,1/2"-3/4",each.
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Pretty In Pink

It seems like The Great Wall has taken on a pink theme,lately. Impatiens

Geranium

Baucopa

Pink Polka-Dot

Portulaca

Bougainvillea

Heuchera

Mandivillea

and a Great Wall visitor.........

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What's Happnin' On The GreatWall......

The Spider Wort plant that we bought at SCCF is blooming. It is not an all day bloom,as it only blooms for a few hours in the morning.

For now,it is still in the pot we bought it in.We're still trying to figure out where we should plant it.It can be propagated by division,and it sometimes reseeds itself,so all things must be taken into consideration.

And,I made a new flower planter.I have instructions here........

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Today's Flowers

Crossandra-such a tropical looking plant,isn't it?And so easy to grow.They are constantly reseeding themselves.Love 'em!

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Veggies,Flowers,Critters and Vacation

There has been a flurry of activity around the GreatWall,this past week.In spite of our on going drought and heat,everything has decided to bloom or ripen.

The mini pineapple is the one that grew in spite this past winter's freezes.It never really grew into any appreciable size,but still it grew!The rest of the veggies went into a large salad,for dinner last night.Along with ribeye steaks on the grill.But I digress.

This has been our best year for lettuce,tomatoes,onions and cucumbers that we can remember.We're not sure if it is because we were forced into container gardening,or what .....

Along with the veggie garden,all the flowers are blooming,too.

Jon's rose garden is beautiful and so fragrant,this year.We're wondering if it is the heat and drought?Whatever it is,the roses are abundant this year.
This is my favorite of the roses.It reminds me of an old fashioned type rose my mother used to grow.It has a very soft,pretty scent.

The daylilies are the best they have been in a long,long time.

And this morning,the critters were out in abundance!

Dragon flies,bees,and butterflies.Oh my!

And,one of the contraband plumeria cutting has set buds!I have always been told that it takes two years for a cutting to produce blooms,but this seems determined to bloom.I'm not sure if it's set real buds,or just an inflo.Time will tell. Hopefully,it will be a real bud.

We're finding all this activity,in the garden,kind of ironic.As we're getting ready for our semi-annual journey to the land of fishing,shelling,gentle waves lapping on the beach,and good times with good friends.We also have plans to visit the Native Plant Nursery at SCCF.

Yep!The GreatWall is going on vacation!

We have enlisted Erich,the Younger,to come by,everyday,and check on the GreatWall,and harvest the veggies(I'm sure he'll put them to good use) and water anything in need of watering.

Sooo,it is now time to trade the trowel and gardening gloves for suntan lotion,fishing poles,and a shell bag...........

If we don't respond to your comments,it's because we're on a beach somewhere.

We're outta here.............................

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