Buddha, originally uploaded by malyousif.

The Buddha Patch survived the summer a lot better than I expected this time. Even the bamboo seem to have finally taken root and are really getting on. Buddha is happy!

Have a wonderful weekend my friends.

I bought this new king of plumeria from a garden centre this morning and promptly found a place for it in my garden.

I have no idea what type of plumeria it is. You could clearly see that it’s leaves are a bit “weird” and unlike any frangipani I have seen before. The garden centre didn’t have the Latin name (of course) so it should be fun trying to properly identifying it. If you could help, please enter a comment with my thanks.

Have a wonderful and peaceful weekend my friends.

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ehm: identified as Plumeria Pudica, reportedly one of the best you can get. I’ll reserve judgment for a while if you don’t mind. I’m pretty partial to most kinds of Plumerias so I’ll see how this one fairs.

Pomegranate, originally uploaded by malyousif.

Not many trees are bearing fruit at the moment, well, except for this pomegranate and of course the date palms which are almost ready to be harvested.

Have a wonderful Friday my friends, I hope it’s a peaceful and fulfilling one.

Chilli Peppers, originally uploaded by malyousif.

I completely ignored these shrubs (and garden) for the last few months as I have been really busy, add to that the fact that we are repainting the house so it’s surrounded with scaffolding an up to 10 painters stomping all over the garden and you get the idea.

Having said that, I am determined to restart my green-thumb campaign come the new season in September.

Have a wonderful (and spicy!) weekend my friends.

The Bird of Paradise has finally flowered!, originally uploaded by malyousif.

The last time this guy flowered was when I was incapacitated, bed-bound and suffering from a back injury. I remember my daughter Hanan went out and took a picture of it showing me it’s first flowering in our garden ever.

Well, it’s flowering again, a whole three years between the last time it did so and now.

I am thrilled!