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Flowers in my Garden

Photos from the Garden This Month

August 23, 2010

I‘ve taken a break from blogging this month to catch up on a few projects at work. With the relentless heat I’ve found it best to spend time working on my website designs. Southern Post blog has a new look but it is not completed yet. I’ve got a few more enhancements to make. Hope [...]

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Macro Monday 11/23: Ginger Snaps

November 23, 2009

White Butterfly Ginger or simply Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium) has been blooming all month after the recent rains. It prefers a more shady location with dappled sunlight and moist soil. I’ve even seen these planted in a bog, along with Taro (Colocasia esculenta). One thing I did not know until doing some research was that [...]

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Bloom Day: November 15th

November 16, 2009

Happy Bloom Day. Air Plant Tillandsia blooming after the October rains. The heavenly scent of this butterfly ginger Hedychium coronarium. Lantana “Dallas Red” Lantana camara Firebush Hamelia patens Intoxicating Night Blooming Jasmine Cestrum nocturnum – while the blooms are insignificant, the evening fragrance travels through the garden. Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans Happy Bloom Day! Bloom [...]

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Bloom Day October 15

October 15, 2009

Happy Bloom Day! Gerber Daisies are blooming again. With the slightly cooler weather and welcomed rains, my Gerber Daisies have perked up. The zinnias at my mailbox are blooming too. Thunbergia battiscombei is blooming on the westside of my garden under filtered light. Mandevilla ‘Alice Dupont’ is blooming in a large clay pot on the [...]

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Macro Monday 10/12: Mandevilla sanderei

October 12, 2009

Visit Macro Monday to view some very interesting close ups and if you have some macro shots to share, join in the fun. Macro Monday features closeup shots in the garden from fellow bloggers and are listed on Lisa’s Chaos.

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Wordless Wednesday: Midnight Water Lily

October 7, 2009

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Identify This Neglected Rose

October 7, 2009

I bought this thorny rose at a local garden center about 10 years ago. The tag is long gone. It has been planted in a large clay pot on my patio ever since. I don’t do much to it at all in the way of fertilizer or pruning, but when it blooms it shines. The [...]

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September Surprises

September 25, 2009

Gerber Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) Around mid July, some plants here in my Houston garden go into survival mode. They stop growing and stop blooming. All their energy goes into surviving the relentless heat. In late September, fall ushers in the autumn breeze. Scattered thundershowers and a gentler sun breathes new life into my garden. After [...]

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