We had this rose plant not doing well at all. It was alive but not yielding. We have pots on our terrace and the Alamanda hid the rose plant and that perhaps provided the necessary shade which was required for the rose plant as it is hot on the terraceI was happy to see this

Nature with her artistic capability works wonders in our garden. Here is the yellow Alamanda that has bloomed to its full capacity on the terrace. We have a plant of purple Alamanda on the ground. That vine has climbed right up to the terrace and has mingled with the yellow Alamanda. The purple and yellow

There cannot be a better photo than this for this week's challenge by Kim and that is yellow. This vine came down during a mini tornado we experienced way back in 2015. It had climbed right on top of our cinnamon tree almost touching the sky.We have these flowers here and there but never so

There is one advantage with unseasonal rains here in our garden in that marigolds are showing up. It started raining right from May and that helped these plants to grow and now they are yielding.There are plus and minus points of unseasonal rain. We had our mangoes that had worms. The bell fruits could not

It is early morning here of December 2nd and we are getting rain the most unexpected. There is no wind nor is it heavy but a steady shower. Such rain is most welcome.Watering the garden has started and we have quite a bit of it. We divide the garden and allot days to water it.

February is the month for lilies to normally show up but this year it is delayed. Happy that they are atleast showing up, though late.This is the first flower in this variety. This lily bulb was gifted to me last year by my niece for my birthday. I waited patiently and there it is now

What we normally call cosmos comes in quite a few colours, the plants are tall and they also produce seeds. What you see in the photo are low lying plants that keep multiplying on their own but have no seeds.Since they resemble cosmos I do not have any other name for it It comes just

This photo was taken a long time ago.  I have loads of them stored in my digital folder. We get to see our front garden and beyond from our terrace. We have a lawn on our terrace which today has over grown. We have kept it that way as walking on a dense lawn, bare

It is our terrace view The sun was at its 'Sunday best' - that is how it looks this part of the year. What baffles me is where that 'red ball' came from. Could it be the sun? I am flabbergasted.The photo shows part of our terrace garden and a view beyond covering our trees

I had picked this up from a nursery a long time. It is a vine and produces many flowers. But it has taken over the garden. Everywhere I go I see it has grabbed trees and showcasing them.I have no interest in its behaviour. I just wanted it in the place I had originally planted

This plant came from a single seed that germinated from the lot I had sown. I nurtured it with all love and care and it did not let me down.It yielded profusely till the very end In the photo you see there is not a single green leaf on that plant but the flowers are

I have these flowers spread all over the garden. The flowers no doubt resemble Ixora but they have different type of leaves and the propagation is through suckers which does not happen with Ixora. I searched the Net and it takes me to so many different possibilities including Milk Weed.Would you know what this flower

The heavy rains quite unseasonal have converted our garden into a systematic jungle. It is a joy to take strolls no doubt but I need to trim it and get back its original lookMany wild trees have also come up but I have no plans to uproot them. with greenery disappearing everywhere I will welcome

We have a few chili plants that are not doing well at all. I had given up hopes and just kept them alive by watering them.This morning during my usual stroll I was amazed to see 3 healthy looking chilis on one of the plants. Thankfully the birds had not spotted them.I have hope now

This is for Kim's challenge painting Virily Red in the month of March. Could not neglect these tiger tails - ordinary yet extra-ordinary adding brightness to our garden.Tiger tails are not in demand here as they grow easily. I suppose what grows easily does not come under the exotic category. But I think differently. I

When roses get pruned I wait patiently to see those red shoots that show up. I am happier to see those shoots than the flowers themselves.No doubt there will soon be buds on that plant and roses too. But that joy to see those red shoots is something else.Unless pruning is done roses do not

Entwined among other plants is this creeper that has produced white flowers with a strong but pleasing scent.It is a joy to stroll in the garden early in the morning with a whiff of these flowers keeping me company. The scent is mild and pleasant unlike some flowers that give out strong smells that can

I had sown some seeds of marigold from the earlier lot. Happy to see they are all coming up fine. All going well I expect my garden to have a yellow colour.The earlier lot of seeds were given to me by a friend. She will be happy to know that I now will have a

Because of the deep pruning of this bougainvillea - Mary Palmer it has only now bloomed Normally Bougains show up soon after the rainy season. But this time there has been a delay and this bloom came much later.Mary Palmer bougainvillea is special in that they have variegated leaves and also the blooms come in

We have crotons planted all over the garden These plants are not made much of by many. But I think they add colour when flowers do not bloom.In the rainy season there are few flowers that are seen here in our garden and crotons do very well. They are water loving and the leaves are