Our dry season continues on unabated and, despite a rather decent but very short-lived downpour of rain about two weeks ago, the surrounding bushland is very parched and rather brown.
There are some lovely spots of colour around the garden, as usual. That's the benefit in having quite a few plants that can withstand the dry conditions and the heat and humidity.
The usual Spring bloomers are doing their usual thing!
 |
| Plumeria obtusa or Frangipani |
 |
| Plumeria rubra or Frangipani |
 |
| Lagerstroemia speciosa or Queen's Myrtle |
 |
| Nerium oleander |
 |
| Delonix regia or Poinciana |
 |
| Delonix regia or Poinciana |
They will all continue to bloom through most of the approaching Summer as well.
Blooms out in the courtyard garden at the moment include ...
 |
| Osteospermum |
 |
| Petunias |
 |
| Portulaca |
 |
| Salvia splendens |
 |
| Salvia farinacea |
 |
| Salvia hybrids 'Love and Wishes' and 'Wendy's Wish' |
 |
| Salvia farinacea |
These too will continue to bloom through the early part of the Summer.
Elsewhere ...
 |
| Dietes grandiflora |
 |
| Adenium obesum |
 |
| double Gerbera |
 |
| Justicia brandegeeana |
 |
| Ixora 'Twilight Glow' |
 |
| Thunbergia erecta 'Tru Blu' |
 |
| Galphimia glauca |
 |
| Ixora 'Golden Ball' |
 |
| Turnera subulata |
 |
| Tabernaemontana antidysenterica 'Arctic Snow' |
For a more detailed look at what's been going on around my place over the month of November, check out the Garden Journal entry I posted today on my other blog: The End Of Spring Is Nigh ...
