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Janey, they do love warm climates and full sun.

Thanks Meadowland and Janey. These are reliable annuals for me and I love that they self-seed when planted in the ground. This is the first year I've actually planted them in a garden bed and I'm eager to see how they go throughout the coming year.

Ir was a cockatiel with a white face .
Sorry, he was with us 27 years not 29. He would be 29 this year.
He was a whistler, he knew quite a few songs.His favourite song was "Jingle bells". People could not believe how perfect it sounded. He knew a several words too.
He was amazing little birdie.
People without pets underestimate the ability of these little creatures.
I did write about his death here on GOY:

https://www.growsonyou.com/klahanie_/blog/35515-our-sad-news

Thank you Karen and Shirley_tulip .
I cannot believe that I missed it flowering.

What sort of bird lives 29 years?

Welcome to GoY Flobye.

I wasn't able to separate mine . Not really sure what to suggest. A mate suggested trying to slide a section up/down as that worked on her style of bin. But it didn't for me.

Wow, that's a beauty BB, could be a type of bracket fungi? I have a tree stump in the garden and all round the base are orange coloured bracket fungi. But it is very cold, 2° and wet here...

Wow, fantastic! I remember seeing these in a park in Sydney when I visited my boy.

They are really lovely, what a collection BB! I have one that's surprisingly lasted a few years up here in the north east..:)

Stunning, the bottom one is so vivid!

It is lovely!

Ooh, beautiful! I once tried to grow these, but they didn't. Not the right climate.

These are gorgeous BB, they remind me of a houseplant we used to have over here. Velvet trumpets and leaves, a Gloxinia. They were large flowers though.

I agree with Julia, it's a smashing photo, lovely serene colours..:)

Love them Linda, they're really elegant. We used to keep geese years ago, gorgeous massive eggs!

Really pretty!

I've really enjoyed seeing your pics over the last year Karen. You've really worked hard and the result is a stunning courtyard garden. It's a joy to see...

Thank you so much Klahanie for your kind words.
That's amazing you had your little bird all that time! How lovely, but also upsetting to lose him 😞
What type of bird was he?

Haha, Shirley! I've some Shirley poppy seeds to grow later..:)

Sheila, lots to peruse for the spring .🌼
I've made a list of annuals I'm going to hopefully grow in spring too..:)

Yes they have a lovely perfume.

Can't grow them up here in the north of Queensland, but they seem to do well in the south-east corner.

It's a fabulous place.

I love the Ponytail Palms, the Beaucarnea recurvatas, as well.

You've prompted me to start looking for Cane Begonias and the Conga Impatiens online now.

That's exactly why I am beginning to love them so much. They tolerate our long dry and they can get through a monsoonal wet season. Exactly what's needed here.

Gorgeous! I like that they bloom all year, but they only live around 5 to 6 years here in San Diego. I like the pink and red varieties, also!

The flowers are very fragrant, too.

I really like tumeric flowers. I have a large one, also.

Wow! So beautiful!

One of my favorite Clerodendrum.

Very pretty!

Beautiful garden! The crotons and tree ferns look awesome, too!

Very beautiful pic! I love the Kentia and Sentry palms, too!

The canes do die after a while, but constantly produce more.

I used to go to Antonelli Bros Begonia Garden nursery in famous Santa Cruz in central California. They had begonias that were almost 30 ft (10 m) tall. I never knew they could grow so tall. This is where I discovered Congo Impatiens back in the early 90’s. They had three varieties. They had a pink variety and a yellow variety, which I absolutely cannot find anywhere, not even on the internet.

They typically grow fast and look good all the time. Most Alocasia species are pretty drought tolerant even though in summer they love water.

I've had an account on Flickr for many years now - in fact I have 3! Plus 1 group I made up a few years ago. I was admin & mod for quite a few years on Flickr!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/david_2011/ This is the oldest of the 2 I'm actually using though I can't upload any more photos to it as I passed the 1,000 limit some years ago. I can still use the account but mostly for admin purposes.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/195967127@N04/ This is the 2nd account & the newest & which I only use for uploading photos as I keep it below the 1,000 photos limit.

The original one I haven't accessed for years so I don't know if it works any longer.

A couple of weeks ago I tried to make a 4th account but Yahoo won't let me open another account unless I can give them a different mobile number. I don't have any more mobiles I can add!

:o)

I took a photo earlier today but I haven't downloaded it to the computer. When I do I'll upload it to my photos page.

Yes Shirley. I know I will have to clean it regularly. Thank you. X

This one is Obsession.

Lovely comment Feverfew. Thank you. I have had a few things knocked back by the cold. Luckily the courtyard is quite sheltered and I’m hoping most will recover.

Absolutely lovely. You seem to have been very clever with your colour combinations. I like the border with the purple Salvias, the bed with the bird bath & the Euphorbias & the yellow Cosmos together. Look forward to any future photos. I hope everything survives the winter frosts for you. I’ve had a few nice Euphorbias in the past & they just succumbed to cold weather, so I’m stuck with E characias,
Good job I like it!

Yes, Thank You. It looks a fabulous place. Nice to see the sun & flowers etc. & to remember that summer will come here too, one day! A cheering blog for us here in UK.

I have Nandina 'Fire Power' which is looking very colourful right now.

Lovely together. Karen, be aware that some birds drop bread or other food in flight ... I'm forever cleaning my dish out ... messy birds1

I would describe it as simply beautiful, well done!

Klahanie, I would be thrilled to find these. Well done!

Janey, I couldn't possibly say on here! :o))

Sheila, I do think Rachel, along with the fabulous illustrations by her daughter, has written a lovely book.

They aren’t a.l Rose. I had some before that were green all year. I liked them, but Nandinas don’t do well in Eastern Scotland.

Thank you both! I can’t wait to see it this summer either!