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A Week of Flowers ~~ Day 7

Joanne

Seven days simply is not enough time to share all the flowers that are in my Southern Hemisphere garden now the summer is here. A Week of Flowers, hosted by Cathy at Words and Herbs is an annual event where bloggers are encouraged to share photos of their gardens in all their glory. Not only does it brighten the days of people in the Northern Hemisphere, where brightly coloured flowers dancing in the sunlight are a distant memory until spring returns, but it has also encouraged me to return to my own garden with a camera in hand. All through the cooler months of the year I have dug, removed, relocated, planted and mulched in my garden. Now hotter days have returned, it is time for me to stand at my windows, cool drink in hand and enjoy the landscape I have created during the cooler months.

Frangipani trees love the subtropical weather. I have four in my garden, the largest and most mature trees strategically placed near our pool and bar-be-que area. Being deciduous, during winter, when we want to allow the sun’s warm rays into the garden, the branches of the trees are bare. As the warmer weather arrives, so do the leaves, giving us beautiful dappled shade in the area of the garden where we spend most of our time during summer. And the added bonus is that frangipanis have the most beautiful flowers. Close up, the five-petaled flowers are a work of art. From a distance, the view of the two trees together is breathtaking. 🙂

Cathy, where has the week gone? I still have more photos to share! Thank you so much for the inspiration to share flowers with other bloggers every day for a week. I have met more like-minded bloggers through your challenge this week and I am learning more about plants, and how they grow in the Northern Hemisphere. ❤

I believe I will have to blog more regularly now summer is here. 🙂

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25 thoughts on “A Week of Flowers ~~ Day 7”

  4. They must smell so good on your patio Joanne. And they are pretty too – gorgeous colours. Yes, it would be lovely to see and hear more of your garden Joanne and I hope you will be able to blog more frequently too. It is equally fascinating for me to see what grows in the southern hemisphere. Thanks for sharing your flowers this week! 🤗

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    1. Oh I remember your beautiful garden, Carol, and the birds who visited your bird feeder. ❤
      The flowers are extremely smooth, so waxy is a great description for them. 🙂

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  7. That’s a fantastic display of Plumerias! I’m lucky if I get a few sprays on each of my 2 potted plants. Coastal Southern California is a little too dry for them to be truly happy.

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    1. Well, I learned something today, I didn’t realise that Frangipanis are also called Plumerias!
      Are you able to help your garden along with a bit of water, or do you have water restrictions where you live?

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      1. We have water restrictions limiting the number of times per week and the hours within which we can run automated irrigation systems. Hand-watering is permitted without specific restrictions. I have 3 rain collection tanks but our rainy season isn’t particularly long or bountiful. Last year was a very good water year. This one so far is not. We’ve had less than 1/2 an inch of rain since the water year started on October 1st.

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        1. My goodness, that is a dry spell you are in. At least you can still water the garden some, but I suppose when rainfall is low, you try to preserve water as best you can. We had a dry spring, but more recently there has been some rain which has helped a lot. We have just had our first rainwater tank delivered, just a small one, but we have a larger place designated for another planned which we will have delivered and install early next year.

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        1. I found it! Thank you. 🙂
          You should add your link to comments so people on WordPress can easily find you. I just quickly scrolled through your photos and your garden looks glorious! ❤

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          1. Thanks for the suggestion, Joanne. I included a link to my Week of Flowers posts on Cathy’s (Word and Herbs) site but, I’ll do that when I post on other WordPress sites. The disconnect between Blogspot and WordPress drives me crazy. WP used to recognize my URL. When that stopped, I opened a WP account, which recognized my Blogspot URL. That recent stopped…

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            1. Well that’s annoying. I have a Blogspot account for the same reason, but it simply doesn’t work for me. It would be a lot easier if the two blogging sites were in sync. But do add your URL when commenting so other bloggers can find you. I wanted to visit your site – if you had one – but must have missed the link in Cathy’s comments. I’m very pleased that I’ve found your site now. 😊

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