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| The Back Garden |
Ready for a quick look around the back garden?
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| "Bulbery" |
Nothing very interesting going on in the bulbery since the iris flowers died. But, one of the aloe vera plants by the side wall is flowering:
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| Aloe Vera Flowers |
Aloe vera is a different species from the aloe growing in the front garden and the flowers are smaller and yellow.
The strawberry plant is flowering too:
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| Strawberry Plant |
I stuck in a couple of carrot tops to see if they would grow, but, so far, they haven't done anything. But, the lettuce stem I planted had produced a few new leaves, although, they seem to have wilted in the sun (we went up to 80F today - Tuesday)
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| Crocosmia |
Nearby, the crocosmia plants are sending up flower stalks, although they haven't opened up, yet.
And my birthday rose is leafing out:
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| Neptune Rose |
Meanwhile the standard iceberg rose that M re-homed in my garden is barely waking up from its winter dormancy:
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| Standard Iceberg Rose |
There are several osteospermum seeds germinating all over the back garden, too, but, this plant overwintered and is already in flower:
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| Purple Osteospermum |
M has been planting more succulents at the back, behind the garage:
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| A New Succulents Area |
Hopefully, they will grow well and spread over this area.
The papaya plant that had been growing so happily in the blueberry planter, did not take kindly to being transplanted. Here's how it looked when it was first transplanted:
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| Newly Transplanted Papaya Tree |
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| Papaya Plant |
It went into transplant shock and lost all its leaves. I am hoping it will revive; wait and see, I suppose. I do have a few papaya seeds saved from the last papaya I bought; maybe I'll plant them and see if any of them sprout.
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| Lemons |
But, the lemons are growing well, and the blueberry bushes are flowering:
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| Blueberry Bushes |
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| Blueberry Flowers - Close Up |
And even starting to set fruit:
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| Blueberries Forming |
The nasturtium vine is growing well:
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| Nasturtium Plant |
I think I might need to make a small trellis for it!
The hellebore plant is flowering, too:
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| Hellebore Flowers |
And my cabbage plant, grown from a rooted stem, seems to be trying to form baby cabbages:
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| Cabbage Plant |
And finally, the peach tree. Here's how it looked in January, when it had three flowers:
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| Peach Tree in January |
Here's how it looks now:
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| Peach Tree in February |
It is almost done with flowering!
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| Peach Blossoms |
Thank you for visiting my back garden in February. I hope you enjoyed the stroll.
Another interesting tour around your garden. When I was in 4th grade, my teacher had us grow a plant from a carrot top. It didn't grow another carrot, but make a pretty plant all the same. I was totally fascinated with this experiment.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June. Yes, regrowing carrot tops won't usually grow another carrot (there is a chance that one of the roots might become thick enough to be a very thin carrot), but, the leaves are edible and can be added to various dishes.
DeleteYour lemon tree is laden with fruit!
ReplyDeleteAnd your strawberries are growing well. I'm trying to grow some from seed this year. Xx
Yes, there are plenty of lemons on the trees, this year. We've been enjoying lemonade quite often.
DeleteI'm looking forward to picking some strawberries, this year. I've never tried growing them from seed! Good luck with that! I hope all your strawberry seeds germinate!
Once again I am so impressed with your garden! I love that strawberry plant and I can even see three strawberries forming on it. I do hope the papaya plant recovers, but I guess gardening can be a guessing game even when you are good at it. I listen to a gardening phone-in most Mondays and it is so interesting to hear the questions that the callers have about their plants, both indoor and out.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. I, too, love that strawberry plant and yes, there are a few strawberries already forming on it!
DeleteI am hopeful that the papaya plant will revive; we shall see. There are a lot of factors that come into play with gardening, isn't there? The gardening questions that people call in must be very interesting. I am assuming that there is a gardening expert answering the questions?
Yes, there is always an expert, a professor who is very enthusiastic and encouraging!
DeleteThat sounds great!
DeleteYour flowers are very pretty. I hope you get lots of peaches and blueberries in addition to all the lemons. I hope the papaya recovers.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Celie. I am looking forward to the fresh garden fruit. :)
DeleteYou have such an amazing garden. I love the lemon tree... and the peach is so beautiful... And the blueberries... What a shame about the papaya, but hopefully it will recover.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lyssa. I'm enjoying the lemons (and the oranges, too) from the garden and looking forward to the other fruit. Yes, hopefully, the papaya will recover.
DeleteLovely visit around the garden. The lemons look so lovely
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. There's a good crop of lemons, this year. :)
DeleteYou have a variety of different aloe vera flowers.
ReplyDeleteAnd the strawberry's flowers are a nice bright pink.
The iceberg rose may not have leafed out yet but it has strong signs of life in those stems!
Oh the poor papaya plant :( Hopefully it will recover.
All those succulents behind the garage - that will be a very nice area when it fills in. Look at all those lemons and blueberry flowers. You're going to have a lot of blueberries.
Wow - so much going on in your back garden. Isn't Mother Nature wonderful?
Yes, I do have a variety of aloe plants, thanks to M; aloe vera is just one of them.
DeleteAren't the strawberry flowers pretty?
I'm looking forward to seeing the iceberg rose leaf out and flower as all my other iceberg roses died.
M weeded the succulents area since the picture was taken. I think I might have room for another stumpery back there!
We have been enjoying lots of lemonade with all those lemons and I'm looking forward to the blueberry harvest this year. I hope I'll be able to grow more food in my garden, this year. Might help keep the grocery bill down!