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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!

Beautiful colours Karen! My Nandina doesn't look quite so colourful and not sure why.

Pteris is not fully hardy. It’s struggling in this cold winter. I might remove it and replace it soon. No point in making plants suffer.

Fantastic work so far. I can't wait to see how it keeps on developing and changing.

It does sound like such a special experience hearing them chatting away to each other.

Beautiful.

You have a Flickr account? What's the link?

Fortunately, I have the perfect weather for germinating these types of seeds. I sow them, and then put the flats outside. About a month later, they start coming up. This year I did a couple of different types of Babiana and Sparaxis.

There are quite a number of these Canada Geese on the river at the moment Bushbernie. It's special to hear them talking to each other as they fly around in a large circle, and then glide down and land on the river.