Regeneration

This is how it's done.

The most obvious potted papyrus is a good example.
To the top left of the papyrus is some tropical shell
ginger.

The star of this post is the long dormant and long
hidden lady finger palm. It's ribbed leaf, not yet
divided can be found if you know what your looking
for.

This potted specimen has a good start of starting a new.

It's no coincidence that both of these specimens like their soil kept moist and
morning sun.

As for the lady finger palm, it's just persistent and can get out out of hand.
Or in this case, it got out of it's original pot via it's root node. I'm getting
ready to put it back into a pot, which is one of the few that need to be
confined.

What To Do

We have a frog that thrives in this human friendly environment we call urbanization.

Instead of capturing and killing said frog, whom will go nameless and is on Florida's sh*t list.

 I decided to capture and relocate, to this date, there are fifteen of it's buddies now in residence.
 We are talking a lakeside location, primo residence. All night illumination, a dip in a lake that the city has probably bribed the EPA by paying an ransom, I mean, a fine. In place of a costly cleanup
and prevention.

So why not add a density of froggers to this apocalyptic scenario.

Gotta save our frogs, just
NIMBY.

Another Scene From My Garden

Discovered a struggling foxtail fern getting buried in the abundance of
variegated ginger and showing that it still has the struggle for life.

Purple On Purple On Green And White

Spotted this while thinning out the variegated purple wandering
jew, only to think of my sister's enjoyment of challenging
jigsaw puzzles. Not that this would be a challenge to her,unless
the cut of the pieces were uniquely challenged.

Smile

This dwarfed version of the invasive mexican petunia has been very
sedate and unintrusive.

Many plants, this included has been benefiting from our seasonal
rains and is putting on a show of blooms.

Big Bean

These sword beans live up to their common name. As to being edible, well
that's another issue. Depends on who you listen to, preferably someone who
has eaten them and has lived to tell about it.

You've been warned.

Macro Bonsai Porn - Look Away

This bald cypress has the unfortunate circumstance of my doing, albeit
twelve years ago. Only know realizing that it will have been planted
too close to the city's power lines.

So.

What to do with a tree who's fate has been written,

which is worse than death?!

Cut it back, cut it back, way back.

You should have seen that bolt of lightning (electric saw) that came out
of the blue (Craftsman - now found at Lowe's instead of Sears).

Stylizing via Snapseed phone app to get you in the mood.

This enchanted specimen is pointing to the underworld, to what may be buried...

Some wood like nymph nibbled away at this fallen creature. 

 

Time can heal as well reveal it's many dimensions.

---- to be continued on another plane of existence ----

Training and Patience

both of which I have lots of experience and in abundance to share with
this camphor tree, as my witness.

Now all we need is a bit more time for this specimen to follow
my lead in this confined space.

From this angle it makes what is happening not clear, although the intenstions
are still notable.

Two Pine Cone Lillies Walk Into A Bar

and find themselves dressed in their finest mexican heather.

This Little Volunteer of Mine...Triadica sebifera aka Florida Aspen

it's really going to shine , shine , shine, shine.

That is until it gets pulled out.

                                   Very invasive.

      As of tomorrow, which is now today, this specimen is just a digital memory.

This Cutting IS Coming Along

Nearly a year old and it was a sliver of silver. This Silver bromeliad will
be a show stopper,if and when it reaches maturity.

It's That Time Of Year

Most if not all these posts may be just reoccurrences  and yet
still a pleasure when they present themselves, once again.

Moving Day

This epiphyte gets a new home after it's been at my back door for
years. I found some crazy small wasps making camp on this so
all the more reason to move it out of my harms way.

Scene From My Garden

What a bright spot in my afternoon today, knowing that hurricane Dorian
is doing it's damage out there in the Atlantic.

This variegated agave looks like a fourth of July firework.

This Late Bloomer Can Still Dazzle

Who Who's Looking At WHo

Backyard bald cypress tree and bird of prey causing a commotion.

Second sighting, first digital capture.
Heard these for years in our Florida neighborhood.

In this case I heard a commotion of blue birds yappin
away. So I thought I would investigate. I figured it had to
be something special because I never new blue jays to
cause such fuss. Looked up to find a mass of feathers,
not knowing what it was until I made a clucking noise
to get this stare down and what a sight. Walked, then ran
back into my house to get my phone/camera and pleased
to see that it was still there for this magnificent capture.

First sighting was in an oak tree in my front yard. As I just
happened to be looking at my tree, as most gardener's do.
One moment there was this gray area that appeared to be
bark then moment's later a hole, then just as quickly it
turns to gray. Except this time I paid more attention and
notice a pair of eyes winking. Low and behold it's a baby
owl looking out for it's next meal, no doubt. Only to
loose that same tree in a hurricane that same year.