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Thursday, 26 January 2012

The Summer Garden;



Darling; nature is poetry in plants and flowers...talking to my grand daughter...



Coleus, Solenostemon; with its alluring colours and patterns for many a favourite plant to grow in the warm climate garden.





Exquisite Lichen adorning the tree trunk; Foliose lichen Parmeliopsis ambigua








Heliconia rostrata;  the pride of any garden;










All the names I know from nurse:
Gardener's garters, Shepherd's purse,
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
And the Lady Hollyhock.

RLStevenson






The sun traces a mosaic pattern in the pool;






Easy to grow, gorgeous, friendly Gazanias, love the sun;





Salvias are a must have in the sub tropical garden.






Sunset; clouds are part of the summer sky;








Allamanda loves to use nearby trees and bushes to climb up to show of its dazzling yellow bells.




Varigated Bromeliads, easy to grow and add structure and interest to the garden.



Fairy places, fairy things,
Fairy woods where the wild bee wings,
Tiny trees for tiny dames--
These must all be fairy names!
RL Stevenson







Mussaenda flava; vigorous and decidious;





Summer is also the time for juicy Mangoes


Tiny woods below whose boughs
Shady fairies weave a house;
Tiny tree-tops, rose or thyme,
Where the braver fairies climb!
RL Stevenson




Different leaf sizes, patterns colours; glorious;



The native Callistemon, or just simply called bottlebrushes are always delightful and a good source of nectar for the native birds.



Time for a little rest and perhaps a cool drink, it is hot!




The last  but not the least is the graceful cassia fistula, in full flower now.



Fair are grown-up people's trees,
But the fairest woods are these;
Where, if I were not so tall,
I should live for good and all.

RL Stevenson




Believe it or not:

Po Ata Rau; Now is the Now;





Photos TS
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32 comments:

  1. diane b26 January 2012 at 22:05

    Great summer garden and an apt poem too. Love the ginger plant at least I think it is a ginger plant.

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  2. BernieH26 January 2012 at 22:52

    Your summer garden is looking so lovely ... lush and colourful. I just love your pink Salvia and that great Callistemon. Most of those Salvia cuttings you sent have now struck and are doing well. I have lost a few during the heavy downpours we've had recently and as a result of some hungry wallabies, but I've now got the fantastic hot pink, the white and the soft pink growing beautifully.

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  3. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens27 January 2012 at 04:50

    Diane, thank you for your visit. T♥

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  4. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens27 January 2012 at 04:54

    Bernie; glad to see you around; oh wonderful, that you got them growing and flowering. Yesterday was some blue sky, but now heavy rain again. Glad I am up on the hill! T♥

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  5. Roslyn27 January 2012 at 06:18

    Your garden is looking wonderful. I think the plants have appreciated the rain, but I'm glad we got a break from it.

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  6. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens27 January 2012 at 09:49

    Missy, good morning, I like the rain; just at the right time and the right amount, I do not ask for much! I appreciate your visit. T♥

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  7. a d´almeida nunes27 January 2012 at 10:36

    Spectacular summer garden. Your explanation excellent also.

    I´m looking now Roses out-time but beautifull, in my garden.

    Best wishes, dear Titania

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  8. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens27 January 2012 at 14:00

    Antonio; thank you so much for your visit, always appreciated. T♥

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  9. Marisa27 January 2012 at 21:41

    Your garden looks so lush and cool, Titania. The perfect antidote to these sticky summer days. Love the blue in the first photo. Is that another salvia?

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  10. Barbara28 January 2012 at 03:27

    Welche Wohltat für die Augen, wenn ich jetzt nach dem heutigen grau in grau draussen, deine bunten Eindrücke eures traumhaften Sommergartens anschaue. Und wenn ich das Glitzern im Wasser sehe, kann ich mir auch die Hitze dazu vorstellen. Was sehe ich auch noch? Du hast Mangos im Garten! Herrlich. Da beneide ich dich echt drum. Ich habe zum ersten Mal vor über dreissig Jahren meine erste Mango in Manila gegessen und ich vergesse nie den wunderbaren Geschmack, den diese Frucht dort hatte. Wenn wir sie hier kaufen, sind sie fade und haben einen eigenartigen Beigeschmack. Falls du Lust auf etwas Bergschnee hättest, könnten wir ja schnell tauschen. Ich würde mich sofort nach Australien "beamen" :-) !!
    Vieli liebi Grüessli,
    Barbara

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  11. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens28 January 2012 at 07:10

    Marisa; Thank you for your visit. Yes it is Salvia uliginosa, Bog salvia. Grows in bog but also in drier aereas. T♥

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  12. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens28 January 2012 at 07:19

    Barbara; ja, so ein "beam" wäre nicht schlecht! Wir hatten gerade viel Regen und es fühlt sich echt tropisch weil es ja so warm ist. Ja, wir lieben sie auch die Mangos; wir haben viele verschiedene Sorten. Manche Jahre sind sehr gut und manchmal gibts nichts. Dieses jahr war viel versprechend aber dann war es lange trocken und die Früchte fielen unreif vom Baum. Bergschnee wäre schon was schoenes!
    Alles Liebe und Gute always T♥

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  13. Stephanie30 January 2012 at 14:35

    Titania, happy New Year! It is interesting to see that Salvia in your garden. Is it an annual or a perennial? Those short, bright coloured ones/annuals sold here wither really fast. And I love you pink Callistemon. The blooms are really pretty!

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  14. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens30 January 2012 at 18:21

    Hi Stephanie, good to hear from you. The Salvias I grow are are all tropical plants. Many colours, soft and strong. Most of them grow fairly high, but all are outstanding plants, easy to grow and prune when the flowering is over. I have somewhere a post about the salvias. I will search for this post and let you know. T♥

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  15. Anonymous2 February 2012 at 07:27

    Hallo Titania..ich musste heute bei dir vorbei schaun und mir den Sommer ins Gemüt holen. Bei uns hats drauße Minusgrade...so etwa -10°C und das Thermometer sinkt weiter.Da wren deine Bilder echte Seelenhüpfer....

    Hach, war das schön....bei dir.

    Danke.

    Liebe Grüße Faraday

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  16. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens2 February 2012 at 19:50

    Hi faraday, das ist aber schoen, dass du vorbei schaust. Ouch, bei -10 friert die Nasenspitze sehr. LG T♥

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  17. Pietro Brosio3 February 2012 at 05:06

    Your summer garden is so enjoyable, Titania. Great sequence of pictures, and excellent quotes too.
    Have a nice day!

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  18. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens3 February 2012 at 05:38

    Pietro, thank you; all the best T♥

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  19. vincibene3 February 2012 at 21:11

    Wundervolle Fotos von einem traumhaften Sommergarten.
    Ich bibbere hier bei -10°C.

    LG
    Chris

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  20. Marisa3 February 2012 at 21:48

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  21. Linda4 February 2012 at 10:27

    Your bench is still a delightful colour, and I still haven't painted mine, it is on the front verandah. Have been wanting a bench for near the pond at my other house to show how the pond could be used when we sell. Painting there at the moment. Hmm. Thank you.

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  22. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens4 February 2012 at 14:56

    Hallo liebe Chris; es ist schoen von dir zu hoeren. Das Wort "bibbere" habe ich schon lange nicht mehr gehoert. Weisst du dass man das auch im Kanton Thurgau braucht "bibbera"! Ja, die Sprachen sind alle verwand. Alles Gute T♥

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  23. Wasserfrau6 February 2012 at 06:41

    Liebe Titania

    Dein Sommergarten ist wunderschön, eine Pracht! Ich habe noch nie einen Mangobaum gesehen, lustig wie die Früchte an langen Ästchen hängen. Manchmal kaufe ich mir eine importierte Mango, schmeckt ganz gut, aber das Aroma ist wahrscheinlich nicht zu vergleichen mit euren direkt von den Bäumen gepflückten Früchten.

    Zauberhafte kleine Gedichte hast du ausgewählt "the wild bee wings"; habt ihr noch genug Bienen? Hier sind viele gestorben und man weiss anscheinend nicht warum.
    Eine gute Woche wünsche ich dir, wir haben hier Minustemperaturen nachts bis 15 Grad C und tags Minus 10 Grad C, s..kalt!
    Liebe Grüsse
    Elfe

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  24. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens8 February 2012 at 19:53

    Liebe Elfe, es ist so schoen von dir zu hoeren. Ja weisst du wie es mit allen Früchten ist, vom Baum am besten. In den USA haben sie grosse Schwierigkeiten mit den Bienen wegen all dem GM food-mit eingebauten Insekticiden. Man muss sich nur wundern, dass man nicht vorher daran gedcht hat was für Folgen das haben kann. Australien exportiert Bienen nach USA. Ui bei 15 minus musst du dich gut einwickeln. Wo ist denn da global warming? Wir hatten auch einen ziemlich kalten Sommeranfang aber jetzt ist es wieder normal, wenn man von normalem Wetter überhaupt reden kann. Es wechselt ja immer kein Jahr ist gleich, das war schon immer so!! Also ciao und geniesse die warme Stube. T♥

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  25. MedaM9 February 2012 at 04:23

    Dear Titania, as you know we are snow under and the weather is freezing. It is so good run away a little bit into your summer garden full of sun, beautiful flowers and fruits and some plants that I've never seen before. I really enjoyed.
    Hug
    Meda

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  26. easygardener9 February 2012 at 04:40

    Your pictures are very uplifting to those of us in the middle of winter! I have also realised that I had no idea what a mango tree looked like - or that the fruit hung down on such long stems.
    I agree with you about gardening and getting older - everything takes much longer to do and frankly I could do without the aches and pains :-)

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  27. HaBseligkeiten9 February 2012 at 17:52

    .....jetzt hab ich mich ein wenig aufgewärmt und in Gedanken eine frische Mango verspeist und gleich spring ich noch in den Pool ;)......Sommer ist schöööön!!

    Liebe Titiana bei unseren Temperaturen von -16°C tun Deine Bilder soooo gut,
    vielen Dank für den Lichtblick,
    liebe Grüße schickt Dir, Heidi

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  28. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens10 February 2012 at 04:26

    Dear Meda, thank you for visiting. It seems Europe is experiencing a very cold winter. I guess that is what winter is all about! Hugs T♥

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  29. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens10 February 2012 at 18:38

    Denise, thank you very much; T♥

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  30. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens10 February 2012 at 18:39

    Liebe Heidi, mach es dir bequem. T♥

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  31. Hort Log15 February 2012 at 13:02

    wow...those Aussie Mangoes would cost US$3 each here ! I truly envy your large garden.

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  32. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens17 February 2012 at 07:07

    Hort Log; We grow many varieties, early and late ones. Do you remember the big old trees with the stringy ones. They were a pain to eat because all the strings would get stuck in the teeth! T♥

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