bounds and have since put out new roots. Some mosses collected off the ground at a
resent annual reenactment rendezvous pole barn roof.
What was up, sometimes comes down.
Getting this fungi to perpetuate may be a challenge. I believe it is already setting spores
so I may be off to a good start.
Bros. Ace Hardware store. Who had a guy on the floor who just happened to have
an extensive plant nursury and orchid background with a wealth of information on
the care of this Cattelaya orchid. The plant care I received was well worth the price
I paid for this exotic beauty.
Third year in the ground and first time getting ready to bloom it's head off.
great urban outdoors.
This Elm tree forever young with a temporary stone thrown that belongs elsewhere, waiting
for it's 'forever' home. Yard cat, lizards galore wasted no time in finding this spot on this urban
chair.
One of my most recent frog releases found nearly ten yards from it's original point of
release. This golden nugget has a pair of legs and knows how to use them.
This Geckos is just chilling, waiting for the moment to make it's great escape. As I
was going through a stack of plastic pots for a transplanting a palm that was gifted to
me many many years ago.
and Here's that palm, still kept in the confines that it has become accustomed to all it's life.
An Areca Palm to be exact. Former neighbor, Ella would be happy. You plant one of these
in the ground down here, you will have a giant of a specimen. This has always stayed in the
back as an accent plant that will now come out of hiding and show off it's splendor and
keep my newly acquired Fishtail Palm company.
Some illuminated Flora to fawn at and some rocks, both man and Mother
Earth made...hehe.
My manual rainwater bucket at one of two collection points. This one is next to a stand of
flowering Ginger, just not flowering at this time.
One of several yardcats passing through and some lounging. This one just so happens to be an
accomplished climber and Parkour extraordinaire.
on a pedestal if you will to give it some added interest , not that if needs any. This is from a neighbor
a street over who shares his gift of having a green thumb. In return he gets three Dragons(fruit) and
working on some transplants that are still in intensive care and watch that will also find a new home
along with the Dragons.
Amazon Lily - Eucharis grandiflora even after a transplant from my former next door neighbor's
garden, who both are plant heads have past this among several other plants to this constant gardener,
is pushing three stalks of blooms perhaps as a welcoming gesture to this plant head.
limb trimming to compensate from the lack of roots. Hopefully I've found that balance along
with the plants desire to thrive and we will have another welcomed viable plant specimen that
found it's way to me from another gardener. It too has some flower buds and can't wait to sample
it's fragrance and if it fruits all the better but necessary to keep it's spot here in my always expanding
menagerie.
This black beauty who's id escapes me and from the same neighbor that gifted me the
Staghorn.
The Internet's search logarithms aren't what they used to be. I know that it's thirsty
and it will feel at home with the Iris and it's watery world that also plays water giver to
those urban animals that wonder through. Another recent acquisition from my next store
neighbor's flat roof while being inspected and had this Cattail volunteer plant growing up
there for years that finally got jettison to the ground.
The gardener that I am swept in and with perfect timing and took advantage of the
opportunity that presented it's self and introduced myself and the unknown plant to
the out of townee home owner that was in the backyard, whom was asking what it was.
Another gifted plant with planter in dire need of root shearing and appears to be
recovering fine from this gardener's shearing. This white Verbena or perhaps Lantana
has very fragrant leaves should one happen to brush by its leaves. Today's all day light
rain is a balm to these newbies.
The time it took me to do these Blog entries, I've managed to collect over sixty gallons of
rainwater so far...whoo hoo!
month's ago trimming. Hiding amongst the bright greens are some new blooms. It's
been almost three years since I first noticed a bloom. Noticed, is the operative word
here. The blooms can be easily missed, especially if they're not followed with some
fruit (nuts).
The rusty red needles on the Bald Cypress in the back ground is putting on some
mid-Winter color. Florida is known for their mix of seasons colorings and textures. The
Macadamia tree hangs on to it's leaves and drops them when they can no longer provide
for the tree. I keep this tree trimmed and still learning on how it adapts to the our Florida
climate and my constant gardener's ways.
This second time bloom may be tied to my trimming, so time will tell if I can produce some
blooms same time next year with some late Fall trimming and not wait for another three years.
This year's newly discovered blooms from the Macadamia tree that fave a mild fragrance too.
This tree is supposed to be self pollinating, but they can vary on how often and how well they
produce. I seen the parent tree but did not think to ask if this was from seed or from cutting.
It more likely was from seed because it is my understanding that most nut trees don't reproduce
from cuttings unless grafted.
One more note, the rescued Pencil Cactus off to the right of the Macadamia tree is hanging on from
2017. I have a cutting from this that has an exceptional form and has the makings for this year's
Christmas tree.
I will make an effort to retain it's lower limbs that will make it's conical shape for my
proposed Holiday Tree. Time will tell.
