Showing posts with label Pentas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pentas. Show all posts

Friday, 15 September 2023

Monsoon revival

 It has been unusual monsoon season where intensity of downpour has been observed more before the actual monsoon season i.e. pre monsoon an now the unexpected revival of rains   post monsoon is  surprising and alarming about the effect of climate change.

 

                       When life gives you lemon make lemonade 

                                

                                                                Lemons dripping water after heavy rains


                                                                  

                                                                 Zinnias 



                                      The summer annuals and winter annuals are blooming simultaneously



                                                           Vinca blooms 




Water Hyacinth blooms 






I am glad I was able to capture these gosling frolicking in a park 







                                                                               



Tuesday, 15 August 2023

77th Independence Day

 It is 77th year of  Indian Independence Day, the Monsoon rain  has halted by this time which propel   growth in plants.  

The floral growth in garden is back on track and blossoms are coming out slowly which will continue to end its glory till the end of Autumn .  


                        It has been exciting year for Huernia blooms with fourth time blooming consecutively. 




Golden Shrimp plant






Monsoon rains had showered blessings on Garden this year , the blooms after monsoon rains are fresh and truly a spectacle to behold . 

                                                                         

From top : Plumeria, Vinca, Rain Lily, Zinnias



From top  (: Lemonia, Dahlberg daisy, Hibiscus, Jatropha, Pentas )




From top : (Cosmos, Gaillardia, Lantana, Hibiscus, Bougainvillea)




From top : Tithonia, Morning glory, Ixora, Cosmos.


I was fortunate enough to spot Black crowned Night Heron 






Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Mild winter in December

 Winter has started on a mild note in December with unforeseen high temperatures which is unusual for this time of the year. While garden is in mode of  preparation  for spring show the Autumn blooms are still blooming in  the garden . 

                                 This year has been great for Lemonia as it is blooming till  December  

                                                                                    


It is the moderate weather that spider lilies and Gaillardias have not gone to dormancy and still blooming in the midst of December

                                                                                      




Gaillardias 




                                              Chrysanthemums have started showing up blooms 




Aren't these delicate tiny blooms watch worthy



Pentas and Ixora 







Begonia Benariensis



Chlorophytum 






Butterfly Milkweed 
                                                                         


Curtain creeper






                                                Meanwhile  Cormorant spotted at  the lake 




                                                                         Dawn 




Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Beginning of winter

The chilly season of Winter is about to begin , since we experience  milder winter season in comparison to another regions of the world. The winter season in my Garden  is awaited for preparing up for a floral show for spring. 

This month is the  time when weather is in transition for colder season and we can see blossoms from  both hot and colder weather . The joy and excitement of sowing seeds and bulbs , planting seedlings  for floral abundance in spring is a treat for every gardening enthusiast. 


Lemonia


                                           I am surprised to see lemonia blooming at this time of year                  


Pentas

                                                           It is starting for Pentas blooms



                                                                           

Roses

Roses are just showing up after advent of winter

                                                                           


                                                          


Petunias

Petunias are just beginning to bloom 

                                                             


                                                             

                                          Mangoes are coming( My Mango tree bears fruit twice a year )


Gaillardias


                                    It is the last show for gaillardias before chilly weather          




                                                 Jungle Babblers are spotted with advent of winter                                    


Peacocks spotted after a long time




                                                    The valley and the sunrays                         


Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Autumn time

The consistent rainy weather till the beginning of this month delayed the Autumn season for this year. In a week or more festivity for Diwali will began .It is usual for  weather transition by this time and temperature fall for the advent of winter season. 

The flowers had started blooming back after the rainy weather had halted   

                                                      

                                                        Gaillardia


                                                 

                                                   Adenium blooming in goose shaped pot

                                                             


                                                      Jatropha shinning in the sunshine                                                                      

                                                    I am so glad that pentas and galphimia are blooming in October 

    
There is a lot of other blooms like Bougainvilleas, Vincas, Rutteya fruticosa, Spider lily , Canna lily, Ruellias in my garden .                                                                                                                 

                                                      Great Egret by the lakeside                                                            


                                         My every morning wake up scene is to look upon these flock of pigeons




Saturday, 3 July 2021

Garden Affair : Star shaped Flowers

 Monsoon has been delayed by a week or more which has lead to sudden rise in the temperature and unbearable heat can be again observed with rise in temperatures. I recently observed that many of my summer flowering shrubs and plants have star shaped blooms .

                                                                      IXORA PLANT


                                                                       


                                                                                      

                                                                    Galphimia

                                                                


                                                                             Pentas


                                                                                        


                                                                    

                                                                      Crape Jasmine


                                                                             



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Monday, 8 June 2020

Benefits of growing Organic fruits

I consider my self  fortunate to be able to get fresh harvest of many varieties of fruits every year in my garden.While growing your own fruits not only gives us  immense happiness and satisfaction it has numerable health benefits too .


                                                                     Mango harvest
                      

These fresh harvest are much more tastier than store bought fruits and added advantage being they are free from use of pesticides and other harmful chemicals which are detrimental to health.


                                                            Grewia Asiatica Aka Phalsa berries

                                                               


                                                               Pomegranate Harvest




Pentas blooms are refreshing



Meanwhile a Ringneck parrot was captured on  tree                                                                                            








It looked like a stand storm  in the sky                                                                                     






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