The "Jungle" is now in session

A busy season already, re-landscaping and spring cleaning. A mild winter (defined as above freezing) really has the garden seemingly ahead of schedule, whatever that might be!

A few projects included re-landscaping the back part of the garden formerly known as "the brug forrest",
cleaning out the garage and turning it into a "Tiki Lounge" set up with tables and chairs, ratan palm tree lamps, and still managing to function as a garage hiding the lawnmowers behind Thai print material hung from the ceiling.


This was the old landscaping-

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I was as happy as the bees when the Beaumontia bloomed!

It bloomed the most it ever has this year...still figuring the thing out though

Speaking of vines, this year is shaping up to be "the year of the vines" here!.

Pandora vine- first blooms, never had this vine before. Love it...it's hard to see as it is way up in the tree. The center is a dark pinkish purple and pink on the outer edges

another pandora view

And...I almost missed this, I was loading up the SUV to go to DFW last weekend, and noticed that the chalice vine had a bloom. First ever for me there too

RJ, Sorry i did'nt get to see you last weekend, had to work all week. But not as much as you have done in your garden,man it looks FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Jerry

Thanks Jerry! I had brought you a snowbank..but I didn't know how to get it to ya. will try again sometime.

The crossvine a stellar performer as usual

The battescombei is blooming away...it seems to like the ground better than the others of this family

Newly opened today is the Solanum Wendlandi...I can't remember how to spell it.

Morning glories

The local variety of Morning Glories. This is in the front garden. you know where I planted these? in the back garden. They have traveled some 40 feet from the back to the front.

looking towards the sky as a background...

Morning glory tree

Also seems to be a Hibiscus friendly year

My friend Gail slipped this Hibiscus to me...I had asked for a yellow one picture in the above photo, and this was a surprise bonus! I have no idea what the name is

have had this one for several years...

"And this Hibiscus came home in my suitcase 3 years ago from the ABC shop- a 1.5 inch cutting..it's now ..well very tall!

I was thinking today on my way to the airport how much the climate and plants remind me of Sydney Australia. The tollway is lined with Eucalyptus trees, and this beauty is also from "Down Under", very drought tolerant Hibiscus.

RJ, WE are under TORNADO WATCH and its lightning!!!! Time to unplug computer! Latter Jerry

Speaking of Australia-
Weeping Bottlebrush....sadly this is not in my garden yet. This is in a friends garden.

I never get tired of Daturas...they can have as many seeds as they want, but if they look like this, there's always a place in my garden.
This particular variety is called a Datura tree, and grows about 12 feet tall if you let it. It becomes very spindly though.

another Hibiscus...a mallow I think. This is actually related to the Okra

Another Black Currant Swirl Datura "tree"

Papaya anyone?
They should be getting ripe next month. I noticed today (not picture) one is starting to rippen.

I won the lottery with this species. I bought the original papay 4 years ago now- after extensive research it turns out to be a hybrid that was specifically designed for every tree to produce fruit. Indeed, every tree does. The year after Hurricane Rita, I had so many Papayas in the front and back garden from all of the trees, that I let the fruit drop to the ground. As a result, there are wild Papaya trees growing in the front and back that came from the dropped papayas.

Shell ginger is now blooming
During the winter when things aren't growing...I play with garden art..How many places will this face be this summer I wonder?

ok no where is the spot for the sleeping bag for staying out under the stars in the plants for the rest of my life????
I could get lost in there and never come out and that is a good thing

I have the pond lit up at night with a ..traffic light...yep...a red traffic light.....LED, low voltage, low energy...it made an interesting affect when kitty pooter came for a drink of water.

tropical- Jatropha? can't remember

Giant Gerbera daisy

Clerodendrums Ugandense

ok that does it I am moving into your garden..just point me to the best place to get the full effect of the fragrance of everything when it is in bloom and I'll just live on the papaya.

New garden art

Statue of David...

Hint...go to the broken section of the statuary.....discounts discount discounts

Brugs!