Jan, it's a fruit that is widely used in the Orient for cooking as well as medicinal. It definitely requires an acquired taste in order to fully appreciate the flavor. For a full flavor, I purchase the plump fruits from the Oriental market. What's I grow at home is purely ornamental. Try DG's pf. they have this vine on file. :))
Oh, picture above shown the leaves of the Lakwa vine. The red cherry tomatoes is red cherry tomatoes in container. :)
oh you silly, I knew those were tomatoes... LOL
Jan
Tehehehehe, I thought I've got you there for a minute. lol
Let's see what I've got here. This was the pix I intended to share. Another angle of the Lakwa fruits. I'm delighted that you're enjoying these along with me.
I'm more than enjoying them, seeing has how I have nothing to enjoy. I did try to bring some of my clems but I'm afraid to say I think I will be seeing them pass on. The heat is too much for them. It is such a slow painful death of them to me... which is why I didn't bring them all (I had 38 of them).
I'm living my summer of gardening through your beautiful garden. So don't be shy with any pics...
Jan
Jan, I can only imagine the transition from gardening up North versus down South. Care to share more about your journey? I'll share more pics. soon.
Oh lily it wasn't a happy one, which I hate to share here. I'll pm ya.
Keep up the pictures they are so wonderful, your pictures are so good that I sometimes think I could almost smell them, not so much as scent but just plants, at least I use to, but I've had no smell for the last 3 years so I try to remember how plants smelled, especially good composted horse manure, I really use to love the smell of a barn. I had the best nose every for smelling things, now nothing. That's what sinuse polyps disease will do to ya.
I'm really taking full advantage of everyones beautiful flower beds and gardens this summer.
Jan
Here this is just for you, Jan. I'm sorry to hear of your difficult experience with sinus polyps. I bet that affects your sense of taste as well. Hope things will improve soon. pm is welcomed.
that is so beautiful.... would you mind if I made that a background on my computer.????
yep, no taste as well. you learn to eat for texture....LOL
Jan
Jan, if you wished, I can dmail that flower to you so there is no writing on the pix. Just let me know. That's one of my fav. tropical hibiscus.
oh yes, please send it to my reg email meadowyck @ g m a i l . com (without spaces of course...)
thanks so much.
your are a very talented photographer of your plants.
jan
Okay, I'll email you tomorrow, okay. Happy gardening everyone. Thanks Jan.
Some of the containers in the front yard.
Fragrant blooms of duranta.
love the container plants, they would really look good in my yard...LOL
Don't ya love trying to sneek up on the butterflys to get a pic.... One afternoon I spent 3 hours following one around my yard up north...
Jan
As you can see this one had some damage, but I sure had fun that afternoon, felt like a kid again...LOL
that last one, sorry about the lack of clearness , but I was taking to take an undershot and when ya get too close my camera doesn't do well. I just thought it was interesting shot.
Jan
My deckgarden is really filling out. The tall spikie plants are glads,they should bloom in a couple of days
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Thank you Jan for sharing the butterfly's pix. JoAnn, the containers on your deck are fab.!
Its worth the wait all spring. Thanks Lily-love
I was pleasantly surprised to have discovered these blooms on my houseplant that was vacationing out in the back yard. 'Queen's Tear' brom.
My best container combo. for the time being. :))
I so love that grass as well, I used it in containers all the time up north, now I found some here and I have 4 good size plants waiting for the horse manure before I plant them out in the yard here. They were an annual up north, so I'm hoping to see them around all the time where I'm at here.
Love your color combo... Queen's tears is a monster size plant...wow.
Jan
Jan, I read that the purple fountain grass is hardy to about 20F. degrees. The last few years it dipped down below 10F. down here, so I've to replace them each year. But it's worth it. To keep it attractive all summer. I selectively deadhead some of the faded blooms that become lighter and lost its purplish. They seem to look best that way. Alamanda 'Jubilee' are those mauve blooms. Then the Thungergia is the one with blue blooms. The La-kwa vine is trailing up that pot as well.
Here is La-Kwa in pf : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/61001/
I love me grasses...LOL I think that is why I've gone crazy over bamboo now that I can really have access to a lot of varieties. I'm getting two new ones tomorrow... I can hardly wait. I'll post some pictures of them when I get them home.
Going tonight to pick up 250 lbs of horse do do....
Jan
LOL Jan. Happy gardening. Be careful with what type of bamboo you're getting. Some varieties can spread and be such pests.
Unusual blooms? Check this one out!
Hold your breath please, here come the open up version which carries an odorous aroma to attract pollinators -- the flies! Meet the oxotic looking of 'Starfish'.
Among these cacti and succulents plants, there is a 'Queen of the Night' epi. that's making bud.
I'm sorry but that starfish attacting flys would not be in my garden, that is down right nasty...rofl
Jan
These dwarf gladiolus are starting.
Kosmic
nuther view
Beautiful Glads. Jo Ann.
The container to the front, dappled shade garden.
The above container's mirror image on the other side of the entrance.
