tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post3241637734740269066..comments2024-03-19T10:47:46.531+10:00Comments on My Dry Tropics Garden: Time For A Mid-Summer's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day Post ... January 2014BernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-90111680316400825762014-01-23T08:09:42.176+10:002014-01-23T08:09:42.176+10:00Bernie-your gardens are always so lush and beautif...Bernie-your gardens are always so lush and beautiful looking despite your lack of rainfall. The Indian Rope Hoya is especially AMAZING! While my gardens are covered in thirteen inches of snowfall your garden photographs are "chicken soup for the soul"!Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-2416398046804985582014-01-23T08:06:30.627+10:002014-01-23T08:06:30.627+10:00Bernie-your gardens look so lush and beautiful eve...Bernie-your gardens look so lush and beautiful even without the rain. You have an amazing paradise there! It is a wonderful site while we are under thirteen inches of snowfall here. Your photographs are "chicken soup for the soul"!Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-87907052436892219082014-01-20T07:20:08.795+10:002014-01-20T07:20:08.795+10:00Fion RK, it doesn't look all that promising do...Fion RK, it doesn't look all that promising down here. The skies have been blue and the clouds white. We're all waiting with anticipation, hoping something really decent comes before the end of January.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-45584263092051673832014-01-19T23:28:39.185+10:002014-01-19T23:28:39.185+10:00G'Day Bernie! There is nothing that looks negl...G'Day Bernie! There is nothing that looks neglected about your garden. I love the courtyard and would probably stay there a lot. The shade house looks like a big lovely lush jungle to me and then I think where is that python? LOL! Don't apologize for anything about your garden. I think it's always beautiful!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800999516616856785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-45391282517185209072014-01-19T19:10:38.095+10:002014-01-19T19:10:38.095+10:00Your pictures are always a sight for sore eyes, I ...Your pictures are always a sight for sore eyes, I love them !!! Whilst you seem to get hotter and drier weather each year our weather becomes cooler and wetter in Summer ad warmer and wetter in Winter !!!! Wish I could sent you some of our rain !!!! And perhaps you could sent some of your sun ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-2753901232948137522014-01-17T09:48:56.112+10:002014-01-17T09:48:56.112+10:00Beautiful photos Bernie. Your garden is lovely. It...Beautiful photos Bernie. Your garden is lovely. It is amazing how our gardens change throughout the year. We have had about 200mm of rain in Cairns over the last week, so I am sure yours won't be too far away now. Back to sun today I think. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119179253001554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-38042897453405109982014-01-16T22:07:57.971+10:002014-01-16T22:07:57.971+10:00Renee, our wet seasons are rather unpredictable. ...Renee, our wet seasons are rather unpredictable. This year's doesn't look promising, but then you just never know. It sounds as if you really do need rain more than we do at the moment. Hopefully you'll get to see grey skies and smell rain in the air soon.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-21280137357995177222014-01-16T22:05:50.668+10:002014-01-16T22:05:50.668+10:00I enjoyed popping by to visit your blog, Bookworm,...I enjoyed popping by to visit your blog, Bookworm, and thank you for coming to visit here. Gardens under blankets of snow look almost beautiful to me, but of course I never see snow and never have to live with it. I find it interesting whenever I drop by to see plants popping up after a harsh winter. There's no discernible big change of seasons here.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-91541433591853440632014-01-16T22:00:06.577+10:002014-01-16T22:00:06.577+10:00It seems as if we're both missing out on the h...It seems as if we're both missing out on the heatwave conditions so many others are tolerating right now. Thank goodness. It's hot enough for me right now. Fingers crossed we both get the gift of decent heavy rain soon. I'm happy to hear you enjoy coming to visit to see what's going on here.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-82751528121156402932014-01-16T21:58:13.525+10:002014-01-16T21:58:13.525+10:00It's always lovely to have you drop by, Helene...It's always lovely to have you drop by, Helene. I think we'll both be very busy around March. I'm actually looking forward to re-vamping the courtyard, and finishing the planting in the new garden beds. I just have to be a little patient, and do some careful thinking.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-42471403537055180932014-01-16T21:56:47.043+10:002014-01-16T21:56:47.043+10:00Thanks Rusty. The predictions aren't all that...Thanks Rusty. The predictions aren't all that great, but if we know anything about the weather it's that it's hard to predict. BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-40995766986021277112014-01-16T21:55:59.526+10:002014-01-16T21:55:59.526+10:00Yes that sounds exactly the same, Christina. Gard...Yes that sounds exactly the same, Christina. Gardening is not very enjoyable at all during the summertime. The winters here are very mild and that's the best time for gardening. Late Autumn through Winter, into early Spring is perfect for getting out into the garden.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-37276500672853928452014-01-16T14:15:12.614+10:002014-01-16T14:15:12.614+10:00Your garden is gorgeous, although I share your con...Your garden is gorgeous, although I share your concern about lack of rain - here in the desert California, we're entering our second winter (usually our wet season) without rain... Thanks for posting to Carol's GBBD - I love discovering a wonderful garden blog that's "new to me"!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-18337696648949732772014-01-16T08:23:54.650+10:002014-01-16T08:23:54.650+10:00Here in upstate New York, our gardens usually slee...Here in upstate New York, our gardens usually sleep under blankets of snow this time of year - and it is so nice - dare I say "exotic" - to see what is in your Australian garden. That's why I love GBBD so much. It gives me hope that spring will come to our part of the world one day. I didn't have a favorite photo from your post - I loved them all! Thank you for visiting my blogbookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-70155286965082422872014-01-16T07:31:59.122+10:002014-01-16T07:31:59.122+10:00Down here in the 'cool' subtropics of Sydn...Down here in the 'cool' subtropics of Sydney we are also missing our usual summer rainfall, with only light showers, many weeks apart. Fortunately it's also been more humid so, like you, we haven't seen quite the same devastation in the garden as you might expect. I love walking around your garden with you Bernie! There's always so much to see and I feel like I'm right Catherinehttp://gardendrum.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-78199262104246767852014-01-16T05:55:09.370+10:002014-01-16T05:55:09.370+10:00I am always amazed when I visit your blog, no matt...I am always amazed when I visit your blog, no matter what season it is, you have such a great range of plants, many I haven’t even heard of! I can understand the need for rejuvenating an area after some years, we all get tired of seeing the same things year after year and the good thing about plants is that they can be moved around and often be happy somewhere else. I am redesigning a part of my HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-77699764762181512992014-01-16T04:27:28.145+10:002014-01-16T04:27:28.145+10:00Your garden looks absolutely glorious to me Bernie...Your garden looks absolutely glorious to me Bernie! So many wonderful things that I'd never be able to grow in England, like the Hibiscus schizopetalus and Gloriosa lily. I am truly envious. Hope you get some rain! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-35930011084620606272014-01-16T00:54:25.307+10:002014-01-16T00:54:25.307+10:00Your summer weather sounds much like mine in Italy...Your summer weather sounds much like mine in Italy, with weeks when you really don't wnat to go outside at all. But from the plants you have flowering I can tell your winters are much milder than mine. Fascinating. I love all the strong colours of your flowers which look so 'right' in the hot sun.Christinahttp://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-82020543904950658012014-01-16T00:23:00.264+10:002014-01-16T00:23:00.264+10:00Thanks for dropping by, CommonWeeder. It's wo...Thanks for dropping by, CommonWeeder. It's wonderful to hear that you've enjoyed your visit. BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-12477832219395055222014-01-16T00:00:47.325+10:002014-01-16T00:00:47.325+10:00Wow! What a garden! What a post! So glad to have...Wow! What a garden! What a post! So glad to have found you. I enjoyed the virtual warmth and color.CommonWeederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704682182459794221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-58244389306094421212014-01-15T23:51:00.245+10:002014-01-15T23:51:00.245+10:00Send it all over here. We'll take it and be v...Send it all over here. We'll take it and be very appreciative, thanks Layanee. BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-62844618958066255532014-01-15T23:50:30.270+10:002014-01-15T23:50:30.270+10:00I'm only too pleased to lift the winter blues ...I'm only too pleased to lift the winter blues for you just a little, Lea. I do hope your wintertime doesn't worsen, and maybe even come to an early end. It is indeed very hard to capture raindrops properly and my old Canon doesn't usually do a good job of it. I got lucky on this occasion though.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-27414695212389961952014-01-15T23:38:31.384+10:002014-01-15T23:38:31.384+10:00I will send you some rain. Here we have snow and c...I will send you some rain. Here we have snow and cold so your blooms are especially welcome. Happy Bloom Day. Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-29169056020782783862014-01-15T23:27:00.872+10:002014-01-15T23:27:00.872+10:00Oh so wonderful to see your beautiful flowers, esp...Oh so wonderful to see your beautiful flowers, especially when it is winter here in the USA - a very cold winter.<br />Lovely, lovely blooms!<br />And I like the first photo, too. I've been trying to capture rain dops, but without sucess. Your photo is great!<br />Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!<br />LeaLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-66551757245206504522014-01-15T22:24:11.617+10:002014-01-15T22:24:11.617+10:00Thanks Pauline. We are getting some rain, but the...Thanks Pauline. We are getting some rain, but the garden really needs the heavy torrential downpours of a wet season. Hopefully they won't be too far off now, although there are predictions of a disappointing wet season this year. I've have seen reports of the flooding over there, and it looked like it's been quite bad in some places.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.com