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Blogs > bondjam33 > The pursuit of happiness


bondjam33 73M
671 posts
7/17/2021 11:49 am
More flowers
The temperature today is 30C/31 C (88F/90F) and the flowers are enoying themselves - even if they do need watering twice a day.

The French marigolds are growing much bigger than usual.
A view down the garden
Hanging baskets on the deck
More hanging baskets
Flower display on the decking.
Troughs on the railing
View up the garden
Schizophrenic Dahlia
Lilies in full bloom
Cape fuchsia bush
Bidens Aurea

MrsJoe 79F
18244 posts
7/17/2021 12:00 pm

 Somebody sure has a great eye when it comes to pairing the flowers with others that compliment each other..... you? or your wife?
That single flower with the few petals of red.... are all the flowers that way or was that just an unusual thing?
I couldn't take care of all that.... but I would sure enjoy spending time there.
It's beautiful and peaceful looking.
Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


starwomyn 72F
8906 posts
7/17/2021 1:02 pm

 Awe Inspiring beauty
Abracadabra


bondjam33 73M
840 posts
7/17/2021 5:06 pm
    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Somebody sure has a great eye when it comes to pairing the flowers with others that compliment each other..... you? or your wife?
    That single flower with the few petals of red.... are all the flowers that way or was that just an unusual thing?
    I couldn't take care of all that.... but I would sure enjoy spending time there.
    It's beautiful and peaceful looking.
I claim credit for the troughs, hanging baskets and potted plants on the deck but Mrs J designs the garden beds each year around the permanent planting/shrubs.

The summer was very late arriving this year (May was one of the coldest on record) so much of the flowering schedule is out of whack. As someone commented on FB it is a cacophony of colour - not quite what was planned.

I do cheat with the pots on the deck as they are a bit like Lego blocks and I rearrange them to show the better flowers each week or so.

We spend part of every dry day on the deck or in one of the other three sitting areas sited down the garden. It has a 9 foot drop from top to bottom so resting on the way up when it is really hot is a must.


Koffla 70M
14601 posts
7/18/2021 2:26 am


Amazing garden!


Archer62 85F
7523 posts
7/18/2021 9:26 am

 IT HAS BEEN COOLER THAN USUAL UNTIL TODAY BUT MY PLANTS ARE DOING BETTER THAN USUAL, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN COOLER. THERE SEEM TO BE FEWER INSECTS TOO, PERHAPS BECAUSE THE PUNY LITTLE GERANIUM I BOUGHT AT THE FLOWER SHOW HAS SUDDENLY TURNED INTO A REAL BEAUTY AND MOSQUITOES DISLIKE GENERANIUMS SO I HAVE HEARD. SOME OF THE FLOWERS YOU HAVE WOULD NOT DO WELL HERE IN SUMMER.




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