Blog friend Joy has started posting a monthly "Ten on the 10th" photo post and I have decided to join in. You take ten photos on the 10th of each month and post them. This is my first time participating and I chose to focus on my garden.
The amaryllis bulb that M gifted me sent up two flower stalks and one is blooming:
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| Amaryllis |
Sharing the same planting bed with the amaryllis are the nasturtiums:
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| Double Flowered Pink Kalanchoe |
These are California's state flower:
The "Scaredy Cat" (Coleus caninus) plant has almost finished flowering:
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| Scaredy Cat Plant (Coleus caninus) |
Aloe (not Aloe vera) flowers, which are a favorite of the hummingbirds:
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| Aloe Flowers |
And hibiscus:
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| Hibiscus |
Roses:
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| Pink Roses |
More roses:
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| White Roses |
And for my 10th photo - the arugula (rocket) plants bolted, but, the flowers are so pretty and the butterflies and bees seem to love them:









