Diwali is finally here , the festival of lights to celebrate good over evil . The earthen lamps are lightened on the new moon night to celebrate light over the darkness.
I have always been fascinated with Roses from the time when I was a kid , the colors of especially English Roses were those that grown my pragma for gardening . I still remember when I was a kid I anticipated the unfurling of Rose buds to see its color .
I still remember when this triplet of Roses bloomed my energy was bouncing of the walls.
I had huge collection of English Roses in the past but unfortunately lost some of them during the renovation of Garden.
Monsoon season which was extended this year has finally taken a bid adieu and Autumn weather has begun , Autumn brings a cool environment in garden. Blooms and greenery is a startling scene in Garden.
Adenium glory in Autumn
Gomphrena brings the perfect Autumn feel
Portulaca blooms are adding color to my balcony Garden
Cypress vine is growing like a weed everywhere in my Garden this year
First Marigold blooms of this season are mark of upcoming Diwali festivity
Lantana blooming in full glory post monsoon
It is a ritual to spot Tailor bird at the beginning of Autumn
The month for series of festivities has begun in India. Today is festival of Dussehra the prominent hindu festival signifies victory of Virtue over Evil . It is believed that Lord Rama killed Lanka emperor Ravanna on this auspicious day marking victory of Goodness or Evil.
Most of the regions of India celebrates Dussehra by setting on fire effigies of Ravanna, his son Meghnath, his brother kumbhkarana.
Dussehra celebration
It was memorable year for the monsoon season , Monsoon downpour broke record of years in our region . The greenery is mesmerizing in our region. It was fortunate for garden to witness the harvest after monsoon .
Aubergine has been flooded with harvest this year
Super food Drumstick
Ladyfinger
Bitter Gourd
Tomato harvest
Fruit harvest in this year
Monsoon is about to take a bid adieu from our city. Plumeria is one of those perennial deciduous tree that adorns blooms almost most of the part of year.
Frangipani tree is fully covered with graceful blooms after monsoon season.
Care and propagation
Plumerias are hardy plants that can be easily grown in any weather and can be propagated easily through stem cuttings. There are many colors cultivated of plumeria by grafting technique and tissue culture methods.
Garden is exuberant and green after the extended monsoon, my balcony is filled with colorful blooms of portulaca and purslane.
Portulaca are easy to grow hardy plants, they survive throughout the year with blooming for most of the part of the year. They can be easily grown anywhere irrespective of pots and spaces.
It is the time for link up party Garden Affair where we can share posts related to Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will remain open for a week .
