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That will look very pretty Shirley..

Yay, GOY is back!!

Karen Apple blossom is especially pretty and having them in a trough together, they will look lovely..

You have done so well Balc growing them from seed..

That's right Linda, I'll give this little one a tidy up after Christmas. Thank you, I've had it years and always kept it small..

Very beautiful! I just purchased one a few months ago. They grow very well as a little landscape shrub here.

They have grown,Hywel since planting in the late summer..Will let you know how they progress.

Seaburngirl, I loved teaching collective nouns when I was a primary school teacher. The students just loved the wackiness of some of them! It's a fascinating thing.

I hope those grey skies turn into rainy ones soon.

lovely blog as usual. I love collective nouns for groups of things. We have a charm of goldfinches and a murder of crows. The list is so interesting.

I also like rain when we haven't had it for a long while but this year we have had quite a dull year so the grey sky is the downer really.

welcme to GoY Dewald
is it one of the Phoenix palms? ie Phoenix canariensis?
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/12767/phoenix-canariensis/details
removal will be by digging it out. not sure how it spreads other than by birds dropping seed. So when digging get as many of the roots out as possible.
not sure what herbicides are available to you but that is also an option.

Ha ha, that's okay then!

I hope the seeds will grow ! I was going to try some but never got around to it.
I can't keep Agapanthus outside in the winter, it's too wet here.

No need to be sorry about the bird photos Bushbernie, I just scroll past them :)

I’m glad you’re receiving rain! Here in Southern California we know how much the rain is needed. We haven’t had any rain in San Diego this season. It’s very dry and I’m watering almost every day.

The birds are gorgeous! Russelia is a plant that’s widely used here, the hummingbirds love it!

You’re welcome 😎

I think they grow easier in water than just sticking the stems cuttings into a pot of soil.

Sounds great! I know that feeling of wanting to change the norm in the garden.

Happy Christmas to you as well Karen. Love your Xmas nativity scene and your sparkly Xmas tree.

Hywel, rain is regarded as a precious resource in most areas of Australia, especially in the dry tropics where we don't experience rain for anything up to nine months of the year.

The only time you'll hear us complaining about rain is during a monsoonal wet season when we get massive amounts of rainfall in a very short period of time, which often leads to serious flooding in some suburbs.

Otherwise, we get as excited as small children receiving their Xmas presents whenever we hear raindrops on the roof!!

I'm sorry that my posts contain so many photos of birds. That must be a bit too much for you.

It's an evergreen Agapanthus! That is the small area where I sowed your seeds!

You'd never tell from here, and the plant is a suitable one for it too :) what is it ?

Thanks so much Hywel. The pot is quite old,a little chipped in places.

Thank you Karen...we are very fortunate to be able to have this view.

She had a lot of fun playing with the Nativity and with the teddies under the real tree!

That's a nice view :)
and I like that pot, it's a pleasing shape !

She'll love it Karen.

Lovely Christmas tree Karen. I've had a tree in a pot for four years and it's grown well. I've just put it in the front garden with tinsel around it.
I've had to plant it into a bigger pot though, and we give it a feed of tomato fertiliser a few times a year. Also, we make sure it doesn't dry out and is regularly watered
I'm sure your tree will do very well for you. It's a nice shape.

Thank you Linda. Yes, we have all the characters, even a Shephers with a Lamb across his shoulders. Niamh hasn’t seen it yet. I’d better get on with dressing my real tree…she’ll be here about 11am!

I like this colour too!

I love this.

Lovely Julia! We are the same here. I just love looking out of my widow at the hills behind the bare oak trees and native hedge. It’s beautiful!

I love the stable, with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in the manger and is that the 3 wise men? Your sparkly tree looks very pretty Karen. Thank you for your Christmas wishes. Happy Christmas to you and your family.

Thank you so much Klahanie for your kind comment.

I forgot to mention How lovely your crab apple tree is.

Thanks FF

Balcony, I salute you!

There is a member on this site called Delonix1. He is an expert on Palms. You can send him a private message as I do not know if he is visiting the "question" page.
He lives in San Diego USA.

https://www.growsonyou.com/Delonix1/photos

I think I can see a blob which might be the heron!

I find that these lovely Euphorbias are not hardy. I don’t buy them now as I have lost them to frost. Very expensive ( & sad), so take care of yours in the winter.

I like this colour too.

Thanks Sheila ... :o)

That's right ... tomorow I'm hoping to buy some small outdoor lights to decorate a dark Holly shrub.

Thanks Karen.

Thank you so much BB..the Nandina in the foreground is almost on fire.

We pruned our apple trees in August then when all the leaves have fallen off the trees in December we prune the straggly bits off..

I'm glad you enjoyed the rain, I love it, and we get plenty here in Wales (but most people moan about it)
I'm sure your garden is grateful for it too ...
However I can't look at birds, they make my skin crawl - ornithophobia :(

I'm sure you'll get a good photo of sunrise or sunset Meadowland. Photography is an art form and everyone sees something different as they take photos.

Thanks Bushbernie.

I had one exactly this colour. Loved it.

Gorgeous foliage colours everywhere!

Thanks Klahanie. Yes the rain has been glorious. Hoping for lots more.

What a shame you don't have them any longer. I've only got one left from my small collection. They really don't like our wet seasons. The heavy rain, the heat and humidity combined are just too much! The one I have left is obviously the hardiest of them all.

Glad to hear that you had some rain Bushbernie.
The Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos are incredible birds and so are yours cute Yellow Sunbirds .
Lovely blog.

Gorgeous plants ...both of them.