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Thank you Balc, yes it's really grown on!
And to you Sheila yes, I'll drink to that! xx

Lovely

It was very popular drink (iced) in the part of Mexico where we wintered....."Jugo de Jamaica." It was widely available in restaurants and from street vendors. Not sure if it was all form Hibiscus acetosella.
We had the plant in one of our gardens there . Very beautiful flowers. I have numerous pictures of it.
I did not realized that it grows so tall like yours Delonix.

I see it occasionally in our garden center here on the Island but it is sold as annual.

A great building, Andy! :)

I wish you, Klahanie & Sheila, a happy Christmas & New Gardening Year 2025.

Lovely plant, Janey. Have a great Christmas, and a happy and healthy new year🤞! xx

It wasn't the Tradescantia zebrina that died but the flowering plant, I think it is was a Bacopa.

I threw the Tradescantia in the rubbish bin as a great deal of it was dying. It's cheap plant here but I've never bought any. All my plants have come from cuttings I've taken from my own plants.

That's a big, expensive plant, Andy!

Dear Rose, I'm sorry I called you 'Rosie' in my previous comment, I'm so used to it because Beryl had a cousin by that name, I just write it from habit lol
I'll try to remember next time.

Yes I am Sue. Going to my grandaughters Christmas Day and my son and wife comes on Boxing Day.
I hope you are too! Will send you a pm. x

A friend gave me a red poinsettia, Karen. We kept getting midges flying around the kitchen, and the plant started to die off, so I repotted it into a slightly bigger pot and gave it water, and it's fine now.

Thanks David, hope you have a very happy Christmas.

They definitely look like they're struggling.

Beautiful flowers.

Green and gold, the Aussie colours. I have one very similar to this.

Will have a look around here for it.

It grows beautifully in the southern part of my state, identified as a sub-tropics zone.

We're lucky that lychees are available in our supermarkets here six months of the year and at fairly reasonably prices as well.

Thank you. It’s my favorite.

Thank you. The two desert roses I just posted are grafted varieties. I can’t remember the name of this variety.

It’s never had this many buds during this time of year. It typically blooms in spring and summer. I’m so looking forward to the beautiful fragrance.

It’s very sweet. It’s a very popular fruit in Latin America and India.

Yes, it is very dense.

It most likely will grow and fruit very well for you. I’m not sure if it’ll ever fruit in San Diego and it’s long term survival outside is questionable.

It needs semi-shade and lots of water. But, even here the leaf tips dry out, not sure why. I cut all the tips on the leaves. 😂

In Hawaii, where I’m from originally this plant is common and grows to perfection.

I love lychee, too! It’s expensive here.

I like longan better, though. I can eat many pounds of it. 😂

Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear about your T. zibrina!😞

It’s an awful feeling, especially when you have a lot of time invested in a plant. Is it an expensive plant there? It’s a common plant used as a groundcover here.

A Licuala peltata ‘Sumawongii’ the size that I killed usually costs about $400.00 to $500.00. Small 1 gall size plants are typically $125.00…not cheap. 😞

Merry Christmas Balcony.

A bright ray of sunshine.

Looks lovely.

A beautiful plant, Janey!

Wishing you happy Christmas & a happy New Gardening Year 2025.

They look lovely, Wylie! Fancy having French Marigolds in December! You are lucky! :D

Thanks, everyone, & a Happy Christmas to you all. :)

That was a shame, Andy! But then the same thing has happened to me over the years,in fact just a few weeks ago I brought in a trailing plant with lovely pale lavender blue flowers. I had recently removed the Tradescantia zebrina plants from on top of the fridge in the kitchen &replaced them with new cuttings recently planted up. as the side of the fridge was looking so bare I thought this plant would like nice there & I hoped it would flower all winter. But I forgot about it after a week until I noticed dead leaves & flowers on the counter beside the fridge - I'd forgotten about the plant! I watered it & it started to recover but again I forgot about it & it's now dead! :(

Yes please, back to the light!

Thank you everyone, let's hope we have a good year for the garden 2025! xx

Same here Thorneyside.

Merry Christmas Janey and all the best in 2025.
Lovely hellebore

I like lychee fruit as well but it is not always available here.
Only occasionally.

Couldn't agree more .

Thanks Karen, its such a relief to come on and not have ads everywhere, keeping my fingers xx goy runs smoothly now, wasn't right without it...
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas...xx

Merry Christmas Rose, are you spending it with family ? Its bitter cold today, comes as a blow after being so mild all week, they keep threatening us with an artic blast, we wait and see....xx

Thank you Rose x

Thanks Seaburngirl for your comment.
Happy Christmas & New Year

Been counting the days myself, can't wait. I know you shouldn't wish your life away but these dark days do get you down.

A very Happy Christmas to you Hywel and Best Wishes for the New Year.
I love your crib and is amazing how well it has kept over the years. x

Great to see you on here Sue! Well done getting rid of the ads. Your home looks cosy and twinkly! Happy Christmas x

Gorgeous hellebore Janey! Happy Christmas x

Have a lovely Christmas Sue and Best Wishes for the New Year.
I love all your decorations and the trees.
I have a Choisya that thinks it is the Spring! Very strange weather!
Take care x

Thanks Shirley. Between the tens machine and the brace I am getting some relief. Worst of it is waking up with pain during the night. But I am able to move about as long as I am careful.

It is nice Linda. I5 will probably die soon. They are very hard to keep. Just opening the patio doors would probably do it!