Summertime Sunshine

 Summer season is ensuing with temperature hovering around 40 degree Celsius . Summer heat is scorching for the Garden which makes it miserable for plants to survive and flourish. 

While it is unbearable hot the hardy Summer blooming perennials are giving colors to the dry hot summer . 

                Summer Perennials blooms  throughout Summer and blooms lasts  on tree till the end of Monsoon season. 

                                               Flame tree or Royal Poinciana                        

                                                                    Golden shower tree

Jacaranda blooms 

I am glad that colorful bougainvillea's blooms throughout the utmost of Summer 

Boulevard of Bougainvilleas

I am glad Zinnia's  blooming profusely in spite  rise in  temperature

Vinca blooms are blooming in hot summer 

                                    Peacock plant which belongs to the same family as Poinciana 

                                         Adenium blooms are withering after scorching heat       

A Shaglet drying after the bath in river 

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 

Monsoon arrival in the city

 Its raining cats and dogs , the monsoon onset with heavy downpour has created a ruckus in northern part of India. While the condition in my city is stable for now and the concurrent rains has actually worked good for garden. 

Thereby  garden is gaining greenery with rains, some of the cotyledons are into blooms early after the heavy downpour of last week.

                        I am thrilled to see mango blooming after the monsoon rains so  there will be third time harvest this year.                                                              

                  It is enthralling to see blooms of Portulaca , Lemonia back after break in summer season. 

                                                            

                                                                   

Rain brings Rain lily to blooms 

                                                                        

                                                              

(From top : Vinca , Crape Jasmine, Hibiscus, Spider Lily)

Aquatic blooms revive with downpour

(Water Hyacinth, Water Lily )

ZINNIAS

Meanwhile a Indian Great Egret was spotted near Lake 

                                                                 

After a closer look I noticed a green mark over the eyes which was extended till its beak and after searching about it I was surprised to know that this green  lore is a effect that develops on Great Egret when there breeding starts.                                                                                                       

Garden Affair : Lotus Temple

      In my recent visit to New Delhi I got the opportunity to visit Lotus temple which is renowned in the world for its religious significance and marvelous architecture around the world. 

Lotus temple is a temple which is place of worship for Bahai faith in the world. It is interesting to know that there are only seven lotus temples in the world situated in each continent respectively. It has majestic architecture with stunning landscapes spread over an area of 26 acres of land situated  in the southern part of Delhi .                                                             

I was stunned by the garden surrounding the abode of Temple , it is so well curated that any passerby   could not blink his eye and left smitten by the sheer brilliance and beauty  of the garden.  It was my fortune that I could make a visit to place which is only one in The India . 

Zinnias growing in the lotus temple garden were spell bounding and so varied with respect to shade and varieties.                                                                                                                                     

Summer annuals like  Cosmos , Gaillardias growing in rows were sparkling in the morning  sun .  

                                                         

Lotus temple has derived its name from its shape and design. The temple comprises 27 independent marble petals which are clustered into groups of three to form nine sides. The innermost hall between the petals has a prayer hall that has a capacity for more than 2000 peoples.                                  

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Summer colors

 Summer has finally arrived with temperature  soaring 40 degree Celsius. While we had an unpredictable start to  summer with some downpour after the advent of western disturbance . 

It has helped to give   pleasant start to summer weather and blossoms 

Adeniums are perennial plants that blooms mostly in summer with the appearance which is similar to trunk of an old tree there blooms are magnificent

                                                           

 

Bougainvillea grows well in warm climate and give blooms when the weather is hot

                                                       

                                                              Cosmos bipinnatus 

                                                                         

                                                             

Lantana blooms 

                                                                      

              I am surprised by the performance of Lemonia plant which had been blooming from last six months 

                                                                 

It has always been a pleasure to see plumeria blooming after winter dormancy 

                                                                         

                                               

And summer can't be imagined without the presence of Zinnia in summer garden 

                                                  

It is unusual summer this year as temperature which usually touch 45 degree Celsius by the may has not crossed 40 degree till now which has actually lead to more blooms. 

There is lot more which has been blooming other than aforementioned like Peacock flower, jasmine varieties,  spider lily, kalanchoe and marigold. 

   An  Ostrich spotted in my recent visit to sanctuary

                                                                               

                                                                              

                                                                          

Independence Day.

 Today is India's Independence day. My Garden is filled with exuberant energy and colors after monsoon rains. 

                                            Rutteya Fruticosa

                                             

                                                                   Purslane 

                                                                                                          

                                                            Periwinkle blooms

                                                                              

                                                         

                                                                        Rain Lilies

                                                                 

                                                                      

                                                                       

                                                                   Crinum lily

                                                                  

                                                                          Zinnias

                                                                              

                             

                                                                  Lantanas

                                                         

Water Lily

                                                                       Dreary sky

                                                                         

                                                      

                                     Indian Myna 

                                                 

                                                 

                                     Happy Independence day !