Japanese variegated hibiscus, originally uploaded by malyousif. I wasn’t very sure that this hibiscus would survive in my garden as it was looking rather poorly for quite a while, but am I really happy that it has filled out all of a sudden and today I see it has this glorious flower on it. Very …
Frances got me this Passiflora from her last trip to the UK which is labelled “Caerulea Constance Eliott” which is a completely white cultivar … one that I was so looking forward to – but after months of it being in the ground, I am surprised today to see that a “regular” Passiflora had bloomed! …
The Cuttings Border, originally uploaded by malyousif. I was determined to finish this border so I attacked it when I got home from work last night. It took me about 3 hours to finish this new border in which I laid down the irrigation pipe and just a few drip-heads for the banana tree, dig …
The first phase of the new “cuttings border” is now complete. I’ve spent most of the day clearing the grass and preparing the area for planting. I mixed in 4x 50kgs bags of cow manure and 350 liters of peat moss for good measure. This are is part of the front garden and it receives …
Oriental Patch, originally uploaded by malyousif. I was finally able to take some pictures of the redone Oriental Patch with its new patch and the dry river bed effect at the Frangipani. I then stitched a few pictures together to show you a close panorama of the area. Let me know if you have any …