Admiring my Roses

Winter is in its full glory .The one thing we always look forward to winter is the atmosphere in the garden . Winter annuals and  soothing sunshine blends with the soul to embrace my heart every year.

  Although there are innumerable annuals to bring riot of color in garden , but Roses have there own grace  . Garden can't be imagined without roses. Roses that bloom at this peculiar time  are best ones  from the part of the year .

     Its time to walk in the garden and admire the beauty ...So come have a glance


                                                

Miniature Roses                                                                                                                              

Happy Winter !!                                                                                                                           

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Floral Passions

Winter bush

Winter is finally in the town ,we can see shivery outside ,with cool breeze blowing all over in backyard of the garden .While winter has arrived  late this year , its advent is quite chilling one .

             There is still time for winter annuals to flourish but garden is not totally absent from flowers .My garden never had that any of those bushes that flowers in severe winter too.

Dombeya is the bush that  flowers in December - January period which is considered core winter dormancy for the plants . This bush to my surprise grow at rapid pace, flowers in a year or two.



                                                       

Bush attracts bees a lot and if your lucky u could see Sunbird  hovering around it.                   

The flowers  complements its leaves ,they bring that alluring experience together.                             

Happy Winter !!

Bee hovering on the Gaillardia

 

Its always an eye pleasing experience to see cute nibblers ,insects roaming around in your garden.

Today morning this bee ...I don't know the variety ,(help me with it) was hovering over this yellow Gaillardia.

                         Enjoy !                                             

Portulaca Glory

Portulacas are fun to grow due to low maintenance ,less water requirement .



                                                                   

Todays flowers

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Joie de vivre in Garden

Garden has turned exuberant and lively after the drop in temperature in night and day time.

The annuals alike Balsam are in full bloom and butterflies are enjoying collecting nectar from them .

                                                                       

They look dramatic in an array of rows and add color to the borders of the garden

They are also known as Touch me not since seed pods break when touched and seeds fall off easily

                                                The weather calls for the emergence of birds and bugs which creates pleasant aura of collecting nectar on flowers ,Ixora is one such flower which instantly attracts humming birds and butterflies towards it .

                                                                           
                                                                                

Vines are the easiest to maintain plants since they make their own way and add color to the garden when other annuals had been discarded off ,Butterfly Pea is an unusual looking attracting vine

Aren't they looking pretty collectively         

Zinnias are still creating show in the garden, From the last 4 months they are on continuous bloom                                                                                                                        

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Garden Bloggers Blooms Day

Vinca Blooms

Vinca are the low maintenance plants with sparkling blooms for the most part of the year.They come up with enormous blooms specially at the post monsoon period .




                                                                         

Today's Flowers

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Flowers in the Monsoon

Happy Independence Day to my Indian Gardener fellows !!

Monsoon is the awaited season throughout the year since it brings relief from hot dry days with heavy spell of  rains.With temperature coming down flowers make a come back in the garden.

 Mirabilis Jalpa better known as Four o' Clock had made there first appearance  in my garden


                                                                 

They truly justify by their name by blooming after four o ' clock in the evening . Vibrant colors are scene to adorn .                                                                                                                                   

To my surprise ,Lycoris Lily popular as Red spider lily too made its debut in my garden

 They come in cluster of flowers adjoining each other forming a crown shape        

            

They are long time bloomers for a week or even more,Filaments of this lily are larger than flower itself ,that look attractive when it collects rain drops                                                                    

                                                                          

Gardenias are the aromatic huge white flowers that emit fragrance to the passerby                            

 They are always star attraction when their bloom brings life to the garden                             

And the flowers that make their comeback after halt in summer                                                            

Zinnias love Rain ,plants survive the dread of summer too but blooms when temperature falls

Yellow Water lily has left dormancy and came out with heavy rain                             

I have noticed  the flowers are getting larger with each passing year                                                            

                

Salvia and Carnation somehow survived the arid hot days to bloom in the monsoon

Happy Gardening to my worldwide Gardening friends ,Take a look at Maydreams Garden to see whats blooming in the garden around the world.                                                                                    

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