Friday 20 April 2012

My first lotus

 It's been a little over a year since I've posted on the blog. But the garden is now up and running. This is my first lotus bloom. It is a double and is very dramatic. I can now see it from my kitchen.
The copper is full of duck weed which has to be skimmed frequently, water lettuce, and water lilies. About three quarter of the copper is full of dirt (natural compost from under my mango tree on the hill). Initially we had tried with no soil and the ecosystem did not support the plants or the fish. But the medium is fine now.
 My red-stemmed palms are coming along nicely as well.
 This is my second set of tomatoes. This sturdy plant grew up wild.
 The butterfly vine below is perfect for this spot. It is just small enough to be manageable but large enough to have impact. The beauty lies not just in the little yellow flowers but also in the butterfly-shaped pods that start yellow and gradually turn brown on the vine.
It's good to be back and stretching my blogging muscles.

8 comments:

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Good to hear from you here. Can't wait to read more about your garden!

islandgal246 said...

Welcome back Sharon and looking forward for more. Your gardens looks fabulous.

VeeraMahal Franklin said...

Exotic yet simple and beautiful! Looks like I checked in at good time...

Tira said...

The lotus is so delicate and pretty and those tomatoes look great!

Send Flowers to kota said...

Hi,


Nice! garden look is lovely. so like this....


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antigonum cajan said...

Nice post! I keep a garden with some signature, the most documented in the zone, Puerto Rico, USA. No palms of any kind, hedges or lawns= no oil/gas/fumes and noise.

Until then...


http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7741396/5_gardening_blogs_you_should_read.html?cat=32


http://www.guiaverde.com/blog/destacadas/jardin-tropical-en-puerto-rico

RSA Australia said...

You are very proud to your first lotus. Anyway, you have a reason to be proud of. It's beautiful.

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