I am back again after some ongoing internet problems that my cable provider cannot seem to sort out.
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| April 2011 |
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| May 2011 |
Above is the frangipani in April. Leaves beginning to flush out and healthy growth but no flowers. Then the flowers came and oh my how gorgeous they are. The scent of these flowers is somewhere between a honeysuckle, and a confederate jasmine with a tinge of lemon. This frangipani has grown another 2 feet since April and we were not able to grab the higher branches with the most flowers.
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| Cane Orchid - April 2011 |
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| Buds on Cane Orchid - April 2011 |
Here is a picture of the "cane" orchid that I took in April. I was excited because it showed signs of some buds that, in two years it had not previously displayed.
Then the buds burst open and look how pretty it is. I moved some canes to a hanging basket to see whether they fare as well in an orchid basket as they appear to do in the ground. I had noticed some ant activity around the bud, so following some advice I put a few garlic cloves around the base of the plant to deter the ants.
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| Cane Orchid in Bloom - May 2011 |
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| Orchid in Basket |
For Hope Grows Day: June. The Armenian cucumber is coming along nicely and busily clambering up anything it can hold onto. Note the "watering" system I have been using for some 3 years now. Basically cut off soda bottle (plastic), holes punched out in bottom and some rocks for stability. So far the drip method is working out really well and causes the plant less likely a candidate for powdery mildew.
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| In the Beginning |
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| Coming Along Nicely |
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| With Flowers |
What else is new in my garden? Why the gardenias of course!
We are in Heaven "Scent" right now in my garden!
