It’s flourishing this year, thanks for my wife’s choice of filling it to the brim with red chrysanthemums

And here’s a close-up of those gorgeous mums:

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It was a hectic day yesterday and only got back home at around 11PM. But immediately I parked the card and walked into the garden, I went to check the progress on “the mound”. Although it was dark (obviously) I was happy to witness its completion. Time is king now as only time will really improve it and get it to weave properly together and make it a complete whole.

I’m happy that the 60 trays of sod was enough to cover the full area. I saw this morning that a couple of slivers are left exposed and will buy just one more tray to cover those little areas. But overall, I’m quite happy with it.

Here are some pictures:

Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica), originally uploaded by malyousif.

This climber wasn’t doing very well in a pot and it hardly flowered. I moved it into the ground last year and it seems to be happy there. After the initial shock, it’s now flowered quite nicely, much more than any time before and its scent is gorgeous in the early evening.

Here’s the full plant, actually two. There is one planted at each leg of the arbour:

Bats!, originally uploaded by malyousif.

Had four (yes FOUR) bats flying around the garden at dusk today. Attempted to shoot them, and did with a lot of prayer and just pointing the camera and squeezing the shutter when I thought they were in view

Dates, originally uploaded by malyousif.

Almost done!

I’m afraid we won’t be here to harvest them, but instructions have been left to do so and store them for our return

Rangoon Climber, originally uploaded by malyousif.

So happy that this climber has finally decided to flower after being moved from a pot and placed into the ground. It’s got healthy growth now (yes, even in this heat) and these are the first flowers we get on this plant.

Limes, just picked, originally uploaded by malyousif.

The only two limes to fruit on my lime tree (thought it was lemon, but no!). They were this green for a long time so I thought it was time to pick them, cut them, juice them and decide once and for all what type of tree it is. Also, it’s fun picking your own fruit and eating them!

Have a wonderful weekend my friends…

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Delonix Regia flowers, originally uploaded by malyousif.

This is the first year that that Poinciana actually flowers in this profusion. After 5 years, I guess it finally feels that it’s mature enough to do so!

It covers the front garden with its petals that every morning the area around it glows with oranges, reds and yellows of its petals.

Happy Friday everyone.

Adenium (Desert Rose), originally uploaded by malyousif.

Have a wonderful weekend my friends.