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| The Front Garden in February (2/24) |
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in February, will you come for a stroll in the front garden with me?
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| Osteospermum mxed in with the Lantana |
I am encouraging them to grow wherever they consent to grow!
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| More Osteospermum (Self-Seeded) |
The euryops bushes, growing at the base of the eucalyptus tree, are also flowering; I love their bright yellow daisy-like flowers:
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| Euryops |
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| Euryops - Close Up |
Between the eucalyptus tree and the fence with the neighbors, I have what I call my succulents circle, with the jacaranda tree in the middle, and aloes and aeoniums growing around it:
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| Succulents Circle |
The aloe flowers are coming to an end, with just a few flowers left at the very end of the stalks:
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| Aloe Flowers |
This is one of my favorite succulent plants:
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| Aeonium "Sunburst" |
Along the fence, I have what I call the succulents border, with many different succulents growing along it:
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| Some of the Succulents Along the Border |
Last year, M brought me a different type of succulent plant from his garden, with "leaves" that look like spring onion tops (I've forgotten the name; maybe a species of bulbine?). We planted it at the front of the succulents border and it has some flower stalks, now!
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| It looks like Spring Onions, doesn't it? |
I will ask M what the name of this plant is, on Wednesday. In thee meantime, I took a close up of the flower stalks (still in bud):
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| Flower Stalks (still in bud) |
At the other end of the front garden, in the planting bed along the driveway, the newer rosemary bush is full of flowers and the bees are going crazy!
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| Rosemary Bush in Flower and a Bee |
I no longer have grass growing in what used to be a lawn, but, I have a mostly water-wise garden in the front and I am content.
I am grateful for:
- Having a place to garden
- M's help with the garden
- The many water-wise plants I have
- M's help with the garden
- The many water-wise plants I have
- The rain we've had
- Flowers for the bees (and the butterflies, too)
- Flowers for the bees (and the butterflies, too)
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| Yellow Butterfly on the Lantana Flowers |
It's not the best picture, but, it was hard to photograph this butterfly with its wings spread out in flight.
I hope you enjoyed the stroll around the front garden. We'll walk around the back garden on Sunday!
I did enjoy the stroll with you around your front garden. It's looking wonderful and I especially like your Euryops. I will look forward to strolling around your back garden tomorrow :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. Glad you enjoyed the stroll around the front garden. :)
DeleteThanks for the garden tour. Everything looks so bright and colorful. Spring is just around the corner here, but no flowers yet.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, June. All the rain we received has freshened up the plants quite a bit! I'm sure your garden will be full of flowers once spring arrives. :)
DeleteI love your front garden. It’s very nice that you captured photos of a bee and a butterfly along with your beautiful plants! We don’t have much that is green and nothing is flowering yet, but the crocuses have pushed through. Warmer weather is predicted mid-week so that will be welcome. 🌼
ReplyDeleteThank you, Taconix. The bees and butterflies don't want to pose for me! LOL. I took several pictures of the rosemary bushes, each showing half a bee or a hidden bee, before I was able to get the picture with a whole bee!
DeleteCrocuses are among the first spring flowers, aren't they? Enjoy the warmer weather when it arrives. :)
Thank you for the stroll around the garden! I too like the succulent in the close up, I see where it grows in the succulent circle. Butterflies are rather annoying when you want to photograph them, they rarely keep still. That's why I used to get more enjoyment out of photographing moths, and some of them are quite spectacular, too.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, Bushlady. :) Yes, that butterfly wasn't very cooperative! :D Moths are very interesting, too, aren't they?
DeleteIt's looking so full and healthy, especially the osteospermum and euryops. I've never seen an aeonium like that before - I really like it. In fact the whole succulents circle looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella. All that rain has helped the garden grow! That aeonium is very striking, isn't it?
DeleteThat was a lovely stroll around your front garden! Bees do love rosemary flowers, don't they? I've not planted any in years, so I should this summer.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it, Celie. The bees in my garden are very happy, right now, with a choice of rosemary flowers, blueberry flowers, and peach flowers to visit. :) I think a rosemary plant might be a nice addition to your garden and, of course, you could add some of the leaves to your dishes, too! :)
DeleteAre you recovering from your virus and feeling better? I hope so.
So many beautiful flowers! What a lovely garden you have.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. :)
DeleteI have enjoyed my stroll through your garden. It is looking beautiful. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules. :)
DeleteWhat a nice morning stroll I just took around your front garden.
ReplyDeleteThe osteospermum with the lantana is very pleasing.
The succulents circle looks really nice - the sunburst is very proud of itself in the front :) good placement!
And the succulents along the border - They look very shiny :)
Glad you enjoyed the stroll through the front garden, Debra. All the plants are doing well after all the rain they've received. :)
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