Mid-July Blooms….

This morning was cool,as July Florida mornings go.

It motivated me to get to work on getting the gardens back into shape(after the contractors made a mess).

It’s been awhile since I took an early morning stroll,camera in hand,through the garden.

Orchids in bloom…

took this one up to the lanai,to enjoy the blooms

this one,too

Ground orchids…

Bromeliads…

Jamaican Wild Coffee…

Casearia sylvestris - Flacourtiaceae

Simpson Stopper/Twinberry  (Myrcianthes fragrans) blooms….

and berries….

the birds are having a field day with the berries….

Blue Butterfly Bush

clerodendrum ugandense

and the Plumeria are still going strong….

What’s blooming in your mid-July garden?

While……

….this

and this….

……and this

were going on…

walls go up,tomorrow,

and kitchen is due to be gutted,including a wall coming down.by the end of the week.

I love demo! 

Especially when it’s my 70's style kitchen that’s being ripped out.

The old laundry room has been emptied,and all of the kitchen cabinets have been emptied.

It’s time to start cooking on the grill,
and in the microwave,

and doing dishes in the bathroom.

Paper plates have been bought.

 It’s gonna be blue solo cups,
instead of red…..

            The garden was enjoying the return of Spring weather…..

Daylilies have started to bloom…

 Sun loving Hostas have returned.

I’d had fears they were a one-note wonder,but they have returned.I guess they’re keepers.

 Irises are blooming…..

 

Vitex - Vitex agnus-castus - is putting out new growth.

I can’t wait until this is blooming.It reminds me of Lilacs.

The Jasmine has started to bloom….

a little later than last year,for some reason

and the orchids are still going strong…

Now…

I must go,

and do some dishes in the bathtub……

:: Patience ::

Coming in like ……

a lion…..

…….yep,it got down to 32 degrees at TheGreatWall,but there seems to be no damage….

Indian Hawthorne (Rhaphiolepis indica)

did fine….

as did the Coral Honeysuckle(Lonicera sempervirens)

which is just now starting to bloom…..

Even though I didn’t cover it,and it was in bloom and bud,

Banana Shrub (Michelia figo) also sailed through…..

I followed Dad’s advice,and left the orchids on their own……

….some were protected on the lanai,and some were under other plantings…

and they did just fine…..

This is the time of year my orchids are putting on their show…..

                                      Soooo……

                                                           March better go out like this…..

 

….just sayin’…..

8 Days…..

          away….

    Away from TheGreatWall…..

           That’s what it was……

Erich,the Younger,was in charge.

               ….kinda/sorta…..

      He did a capable job making sure TheWall was safe and the security crew

(AKA Harley and Itty)

were taking care of things

.

         ……but it’s not like yourself,is it?

What did I come home to?

            Besides weeds galore….

Dad’s orchids were blooming!

3 of ‘em!

I was afraid I’d killed them….

He was right!

“Just ignore them.They’ll be fine.”

I’m good great  at ignoring things……

That’s why I have major weeding to do…..

Signs of Autumn…

….on TheGreatWall…..

Agastache and Queen Emma Crinum…

Bat Faced Cuphea…

…garden is ready

for Halloween,too…

Stokes Aster….

Beauty Berry…

Native Poinsettia…

Orchids have started blooming….

Miss Emma’s Garden is finally starting to fill in…

Cassia is absolutely astounding…..

and Harley is taking her job as Chief of Security quite seriously…..

No lizards,toads,or lubbers on her watch!

No siree!

Your garden looking like Autumn?

Orchids A’Bloom,and New Editions…

The orchids have decided they like their new home.

Yessirree,Bob!

And are a bloomin’ away…

One of my Dad’s orchids.

And we have buds…

This is an orange ground orchid.

And just because I wanted it,

I bought a Cyclamen…

Why,I have no idea…

…it’s not gonna last too long…

But it is pretty looking.

And I wanted it!

So,I bought it.

So there!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

New Editions…

and not the boy band…

new editions to the gardens…!

another Simpson Stopper has come to reside here,

at The GreatWall…

I love this shrub.I really,really do.A Florida Native,and it can take anything!And smells good,in bloom,to boot!

and another garden is starting to take shape…

This one is opposite of the garden I last posted about.

Time to start thinking about sod,I guess….

Tomorrow…

IKEA!!!