tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post2529928923305759009..comments2024-03-19T10:47:46.531+10:00Comments on My Dry Tropics Garden: Time for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day ... April, 2015 ... mid-Autumn.BernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-86602378475362612732015-05-06T12:03:54.525+10:002015-05-06T12:03:54.525+10:00Lots of flowers as usual Bernie, lots to see despi...Lots of flowers as usual Bernie, lots to see despite your dry period! Loved the Dendrobium, when I get a greenhouse (and I really am going to get one in my new garden!) – I will have many more Dendrobiums, I have two indoors now. Hope you get some rain soon :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-25877124775671739302015-05-01T09:46:03.683+10:002015-05-01T09:46:03.683+10:00Just had a look again through your autumn garden. ...Just had a look again through your autumn garden. I love this native Jasmin I have not seen it around here, I must look out for this one. A few month back I planted jasminum officinale along the chicken fence. the scent is so lovely. I would have preferred the native one. I hope you get some of the rain we are having here now.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-8425065824722873532015-04-21T09:56:16.658+10:002015-04-21T09:56:16.658+10:00Bernie you have lots of lovely blooms considering ...Bernie you have lots of lovely blooms considering the lack of rain....and I love jasmine...wish I could grow it here....funny how your weather isn't much different...ours is pretty dramatic from mid=summer to mid-fall...well between any season really.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-35139292576065932072015-04-20T19:18:51.615+10:002015-04-20T19:18:51.615+10:00I also have a lot of drought tolerant plants here ...I also have a lot of drought tolerant plants here too, but they might do it really tough this year. Hopefully they will make it through. I haven't added many pots to my courtyard garden at all this year, because I know I won't be able to keep up the watering that will be needed to keep them flourishing.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-57032747881303553922015-04-20T19:17:23.551+10:002015-04-20T19:17:23.551+10:00Lovely to see you popping by, Deb. How I wish you...Lovely to see you popping by, Deb. How I wish you could share some of your rain. We badly need some of the decent heavy stuff. We actually have had just a couple of light almost-not-worth-it showers in the last two days. They didn't last long and barely touched the ground. Useless really, but the smell was divine.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-90524727034191185922015-04-20T19:15:59.972+10:002015-04-20T19:15:59.972+10:00Thanks very much Linda, glad you enjoyed the photo...Thanks very much Linda, glad you enjoyed the photos.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-82940911297789260192015-04-20T08:20:32.659+10:002015-04-20T08:20:32.659+10:00We haven't had as much rain as we normally do ...We haven't had as much rain as we normally do during March/April and I am hesitant at watering extensively to keep my garden alive....thank goodness I've made an effort to plant mostly drought-tolerant plants...however I know I will lose a few of them no matter how hard I try.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-49070387890017625792015-04-19T02:32:28.270+10:002015-04-19T02:32:28.270+10:00Hi, Bernie! I thought to check in to see how you a...Hi, Bernie! I thought to check in to see how you are doing. I wish I could send you some of the rain we are having here. I always enjoy seeing your exotic blooms. The Wrightia antidysenterica 'Arctic Snow' is amazing!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-63851480941005428602015-04-18T15:19:45.793+10:002015-04-18T15:19:45.793+10:00Absolutely gorgeous, Bernie!Absolutely gorgeous, Bernie!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-37387272427209552252015-04-17T08:28:39.610+10:002015-04-17T08:28:39.610+10:00So glad you popped by and left a comment, Anna. Y...So glad you popped by and left a comment, Anna. You'll be looking forward to the coming weeks then, waiting for all your colour to appear. BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-45723370066362637172015-04-16T13:09:38.962+10:002015-04-16T13:09:38.962+10:00Oh, my! I think you did just fine in finding "...Oh, my! I think you did just fine in finding "loads" of flowers. They're all quite beautiful. I especially like all the pinks and reds. It's the middle of spring where we are, so our blooms are just beginning. It's wonderful to see what's happening with your plants with the seasons just the opposite. Quite an interesting post. Thanks so much!Annahttp://transmutationalgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-16837917207829201302015-04-16T10:44:15.670+10:002015-04-16T10:44:15.670+10:00Pauline, because we have such a long dry season ev...Pauline, because we have such a long dry season every year here, we really rely on our short wet season to arrive with heavy rain so it can penetrate and really soak through the layers of the soil. Unfortunately when the monsoonal rains don't arrive, the heat and humidity of our summer bakes the ground rock hard. Some of my plants are going to have a very tough year. It sounds as if you&#BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-6208466733707834102015-04-16T10:41:06.796+10:002015-04-16T10:41:06.796+10:00Kathy, I've often dreamed of having a temperat...Kathy, I've often dreamed of having a temperate garden where I can witness the huge seasonal changes! I guess we often want what we don't have, and take for granted what we do have. We're still keeping our fingers crossed for some heavy rain before the end of this month. We'll see!BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-7649728838022929032015-04-16T10:39:30.346+10:002015-04-16T10:39:30.346+10:00Yes you're right Janna. When I start looking ...Yes you're right Janna. When I start looking closely I can find a few flowers here and there. I'm really looking forward to seeing more colour out in the courtyard once the potted annuals take off. I do get tired of all the green foliage that's the stalwart of gardens up here. There are colourful Crotons around the place as well, but I do love my Annuals.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-27009568067949857892015-04-16T10:32:54.892+10:002015-04-16T10:32:54.892+10:00Thanks for visiting Muhammad. That Azalea is quit...Thanks for visiting Muhammad. That Azalea is quite old now and has been in the pot for around 15 years. It started off quite badly way back then, and I had to really nurture it a lot through our horrid summers. It's well established now though and doesn't require much looking after at all. It seems to be quite at home. The Mandevilla is not fragrant at all. It's just showy.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-67600840010994656182015-04-16T10:31:06.096+10:002015-04-16T10:31:06.096+10:00Thanks Titania. I'll be adding some more pott...Thanks Titania. I'll be adding some more potted annuals out in the courtyard soon. I've been missing the usual colour out there.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-2964082219658419122015-04-16T02:50:59.648+10:002015-04-16T02:50:59.648+10:00You have a lot of flowers compared to us in our au...You have a lot of flowers compared to us in our autumn, some really lovely blooms. We are having very hot weather for April at the moment, it shouldn't be this hot until July/August. The flowers are over almost as soon as they open, and no rain on the horizon! We soon realise how important rain is once we start gardening!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-73578696239944872222015-04-16T00:53:58.526+10:002015-04-16T00:53:58.526+10:00Well, I think you have plenty of luscious blooms! ...Well, I think you have plenty of luscious blooms! I'm dreaming of a tropical garden someday - THIS is inspiration. Wonderful but I feel a little thirsty ... I do hope nature is kind to you.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-57113080101035134702015-04-15T21:02:41.401+10:002015-04-15T21:02:41.401+10:00You do have lots of flowers, after all, even if it...You do have lots of flowers, after all, even if it doesn't feel like it to you! I find the same, I look out at my garden and it just looks green but when I actually hunt for flowers I can find dozens of different types. I think it is part of the difference between the (sub)tropics and temperate gardening. Flowers are more evenly spread throughout the year. We have also had a very dry autumn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-2129080988539248372015-04-15T15:43:17.597+10:002015-04-15T15:43:17.597+10:00Truly amazing specially mandevilla, jasminum, orch...Truly amazing specially mandevilla, jasminum, orchids and how are you able to grow azalea in your hot dry climate? I just does not grow well in my low elevation southern subtropical climate. I would also like to know how fragrant is mandevilla?Muhammad khabbabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248882335224914970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-58785136956824532042015-04-15T14:49:47.090+10:002015-04-15T14:49:47.090+10:00There is still a lot of colour from beautiful bloo...There is still a lot of colour from beautiful blooms. Love the Torenia and Petunia. Great to have some pots and baskets filled with colourful favourite. Yes it was quite a dry spring and summer, here too.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-11836791217747710592015-04-15T08:50:49.662+10:002015-04-15T08:50:49.662+10:00Ah ha, so that's where all the rain went! Our...Ah ha, so that's where all the rain went! Our summer is usually our wet season too, Chris. It does seem that we're are definitely going to miss out this year though.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-46307295605031369872015-04-15T08:43:16.197+10:002015-04-15T08:43:16.197+10:00Interesting.Here,in Florida,we should be in the he...Interesting.Here,in Florida,we should be in the heighth of hot,dry season.But it seems the hot,rainy summer pattern is upon us.ChrisChttp://thegreatwalloflutz.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-776723225772650052015-04-15T08:36:51.694+10:002015-04-15T08:36:51.694+10:00That poor Hibiscus really went through the wars a ...That poor Hibiscus really went through the wars a few years ago when Cyclone Yasi almost destroyed it. It's taken a while, but it has finally recovered and looking as good as it once was! I just adore it and have to admit it's my favourite Hibiscus. It's an old-fashioned variety, hard to find in nurseries these days as the newer, showier, more colourful Hibiscus seem to be favouredBernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-33975180282933730602015-04-15T08:19:21.814+10:002015-04-15T08:19:21.814+10:00Oh that Hibiscus schizopetalus is beautiful. It ha...Oh that Hibiscus schizopetalus is beautiful. It has suddenly become very dry here too which for April, in the south west of England, is unusual. Do you feed the wallabies? rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.com