garden update

I am actually not sure my yard technically qualifies as a garden, I only have one watermelon that is edible all the rest are desert for the eyes.....

the passion vines have now completely taken over the fence

they are at the end of their fence and are now

working their way onto the next fence

my friend's here tell me that it will eventually pull down the fence!

I guess I will have to do some pruning

does anyone know what plant this is?

I found the seeds in Mexico this year and liked them so much

I brought them home

they were small, hard and very shinny black

with one orange spot on them

here is what the whole plant looks like

I am so amazed I got them to grow from seeds!!

I am not usually so lucky

and of course the hibiscus are lovely and blooming like crazy now

I have pink

orange

 a double orange and a deep red one

I am really excited about this vine too

I started it from seeds I collected in Mexico

it is one of my favorites, it has clusters of little pink flowers

I have seen it down here so I am not bringing in some invasive vine....

this one is not blooming yet

the ginger plants are in pots in the front of the house

the watermelon

it is the third one we have had and they came up volunteer

orchid on the lanai

I saved the best for last

and the reason I wanted to do this blog was to show you this

this

the amazing flower of a plant that grows on the side of our small pond

it was a nice surprise

the pictures do not really do justice to these plants

you should come sit in the yard with us