Well.. seeing the jungle and rainforest pictures... and since it' s getting close to it being grown out for the summer.. my Jungle above the asphalt jungle... Gordon
The Jungle above the Asphalt Jungle...NYC
another part of the jungle where it's inhabitated..
the native village near by civilization
well a shot of some blooms
Great pictures, Gordon! Really like the variety of things growing in the last picture. Your Bleeding Heart vine is beautiful. What is the big white flowered one? I also noticed you have a epi hiding amongst all the vines. Has it bloomed for you this summer and what color is it?
:) Donna
Gordon, What an inspiring garden and what a beautiful view. It is a delightful spot of green in your asphalt jungle. I see some brugmansia blooming. Hat off to you for a great job.
Gordon.. I am very impressed... where there's a will. . there's a way.. and you certainly proved that!!! Your own private paradise jungle in the big city... BRAVO!!
where do you overwinter all of them?
Looks beautiful! How do you keep it from cooking this Summer? Temps have to be about 110 F in the afternoon up there.
i love pix #3
Gordon those are wonderful pics..... it must provide you with hours of work and enjoyment...... what are all the vines in your pic#4
That's great! I bet everyone likes hanging out at your place! Rj
beautiful Gorden. I was wondering where you were hadnt seen any posts. I cant imagine how your garden can be so beautiful with all this terrible heat we have been blessed with this year.
OH..Oriole... I'm all ways reading and will answer if there is a question no one is ansewring..that is if I can.. it does take some doing to keep it watered.. but the more you have the cooler the surrounds are .. not that it's ever cool lately..
RJuddHrrison.. Oh thanks... well noone is about today... the mint is high.. come by for some mojitoes..
VS71099..HA HA HA thanks ... Yes it does provide me with many hours of work..and endless satasfaction or is it the other way around.. in pic #4 there is a clerodendrum thomsoniae virginallis... the virgins bower or glory bower... potted in with a night blooming cereus.. the larger white flower is a moon flower climbing up from the other side as in pic # 1
Vossner .. Thanks we'll see if there are some other cityscape views for you
RUK... well thanks ... yes it has been hot... with the temps of only 85* F.. I can record 145* F on the roof surface... which is why the few dozen plumeria do so well ..plumeria enjoy a hot root zoneand we've a dozen or so inflos started on them now FINALLY...
MZMunchken.. well thanks... there is alot of will involved .. water and ferts.. ..where are they overwintered.. is that an offer off FL space... HA HA OH they come down and live with me inside.. some are dormant ..most alive and kicking...
Bward... well thanks alot.. yes.. there are a few dozen brugs.. of diffrent types... having a bit of trouble with my shredded white.. it seems to be a mass of flower that never opens to be shredded.. but all the others are behaveing themselves... a real headdy aromatic evening with hundreds of blooms going at once...
PerennialGirl.. well thanks... see the first post for the ID of the flowers there... no.. the night blooming cereus hasn't bloomed this year yet... for the first few years I had it it would only bloom if I left on vacation... not it graces me with blooms when I'm around... and sometimes in the winter when it comes inside..
oh a few more pictures.. then
another
More beautiful pics, Gordon! You even have a bit of grass to run your little toes thru.
:) Donna
Wow!!!!
26 acres of central park minaturerized!!!
Can you see the statue of Miss Liberty from there????
Man you must be green all over,be careful your not mistaken for a Martian!!!!
That brug picture is exquisite...so many colors, the light is perfect... Your whole world is beautiful. Congratulations....
Carol
Oh I'm so glad you're posting again. I love your wonderful garden in the sky. If you don't mind, I'd like to use picture #3 as my computer wallpaper for awhile. I'm a NYC lover as well as a plant lover and that picture has it all!
How's the kitty?
Pati
Hi Pati...
Well thanks... I appreciate the complement ... Sure .. use any of the pictures as wallpaper... or anything you desire ...
Oh Kits is doing well... she looks about the same as last year... she and I both retain our figures... She's out and about late ... and sleeps most of the day somewhere ... shecan come and go as she desires... I only worry about the red tailed hawk that visits on occasion with her... but he's not out at all in the night.. lets see if we can call her out... kitty kitty... here kitty kitty... where are you you green eyed devil...
AlohaHoya / Carol...
Well thanks so much there Carol... they do bring me great pleasure.. and when some of the picturs/colors POP it is so rewarding...
I'd lik to thank you also.... some of that great variety of plant materal is due to the efforts of grand gardners like yourself... unselfishly shareing .. in fact ..welll you couldn't see it from the roof.. but I have some Tacca seedlings I hear I have you to thank for .. so thanks... i did unfortunately not understand them ... and thought they might like a bit of afternoon sun.. [ untill it died..] But no.. no direct sun at all... for the Tacca's.. So.. how long before I see that amaising flower ... now that I've one up and going.. any other tips for it...
All the best there ... Gordon ok one more picture MG's and the city
GordonHawk.... you could have an entire book of photos from your perch and I'd never get tired of looking at it...... What an amazing accomplishment your little piece of the world. Keep posting .......what do you do with all those plants in the winter.... ?
Kitty is looking good! How wonderful that she has her own rooftop jungle, and you both have kept your figures! *smile*
Pati
PS The picture is awesome as wallpaper, it fills out the whole screen.
Your plants are beautiful, and I would kill for that view of the city.
What do you do with your tropicals in the Winter?
I'll be right over for those mojitoes! About sunset I think, like that spectacular photo. Kit looks cool.
Rj
Beautiful plants, Gordon. And so many of them. Wow, you have your own paradise there.
Wow, they look great! Beautiful plants, it looks like a jungle up there. What kind of cat is Kitty?
Gordon, when my hubby gets home Im going to show him that its not just me who fills up the yard with plants...you have utilized all of your space wonderfully...Ive enjoyed all of your great pictures...Judy
Well More things blooming today... hibiscus blooming first...
Judy... Well I know not having a mate that shares the thought of yet another beauty to share your life and space... is a constant battle of their neglect.. in favor of beauty and pleasure of the blooms..such a pitty...
AHelms.. yes so many of them... I was told they are claustafobic... ..I guess what you don't understand can feel like it's encroching....Glad you like them...
Carol...oh everything temder comes down inside with me and your taccas ... thanks again...
another hibiscus in the jungle
calalily
Kits is a bengal kitty.. her wild look comes to her naturally as she is a third generation cross of a domestic feline and the wild asian leopard cat felis bengalis... hince her breed name bengal... here's a facial shot of her... she is a real love... Gordon
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well one more today... a new plumeria opened the first flower today... there are three diffrent plumerias blooming today.. and another dozen to open soon...
I love the closeness of the plants- to me it's harmony, not claustiphobic. The plumeria is beautiful. That's it! plants to the top of my back porch roof!
Rj
well it is kind of difficult to convey scale.. so here I am down in the plants ... first the elephant ears...
Gordon, what a nice picture of you and your plants...Im sitting here trying to pic out everything around you...the banana in back of you is huge...and the EEs are enormous....thanks for the picture of you too..it helps when you are chatting with somebody...Judy
Your gardens are just beautiful Gordon. I thought your kitty was a Bengal, I love them, they are so pretty and wild looking.
Hey Mate!
You look like crocodile Dundee!!!!
Walking thru the bush there!!!!
HA...I just told my husband "OMG, you should see this guys garden in NY...and HE looks like Crocodile Dundee". Let me know if you pine for anything from here...I love your kitty.
Carol
Ah, the joys of gardening in the City. I remember as a kid, we lived on the 18th floor of a 20 story building in Brooklyn. We were one of the fortunate ones and had a balcony. I remember one year my mom and grandmother set up a greenhouse from some wood and plastic garbage bags. We were the only ones I knew of that had fresh homegrown tomatoes, peppers, and beans in the dead of winter with a foot of snow on the ground. I had no idea what we really had until now as an adult. I guess kids dont really care what they have until the either grow up or dont have it any more.