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That's good to hear Balcony. I hope they keep going for a while.

Lovely isn't it Karen.

Look forward to that Sheila.

Hi Meadowland and Karen, thanks for your lovely comments. I enjoy taking photos when I'm out and about. The river is one of my favourite places, as I see Cormorants, Mallards, Moorhens and different types of geese, also seen Kingfishers.

Looks very similar to a Salvia .Very pretty.

Thank you so much BB and Klahanie.

I purchased mine from Logee’s Greenhouses in Connecticut. I’m not sure if they have the certification to ship internationally.

Thanks Klahanie. I love visiting and then sharing our public garden spaces.

What a lovely place to go for stroll; so much variety of different vegetation and interesting features.
Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures BushBernie.

Thanks CottageKaren, Seaburngirl, Rose and Hywel.

CottageKaren, I googled 'Cobra Chickens' and I can see why they were given that name. Videos showed how aggressive they can be. I guess any animal can be aggressive though when they feel threatened.

Our 'Bin Chickens' never get aggressive, but they are incredibly annoying and messy when they're rifling through garbage!

Seaburngirl, those lizards are very comfortable in the parklands and don't really get concerned when the humans walk by! They are used to us.

Rose, loads of sunshine here at the moment and it's fierce!

Always glad to highlight wonderful green spaces Hywel.

You are doing an excellent job Karen. It looks lovely.

An interesting blog, thanks for sharing your visit to the park.

How lovely!

Yes!I noticed how green they were at Stourhead too. Signs of Spring! The birds are singing very loud here as well, after a few silent months. It’s thrilling to hear them.

The colours are beautiful. It’s far lovelier than the showy ones.

It's a lovely colour & shape, Wylie, & if it stands up to the winds, well what could be better?

I did the same a couple of times & got one flower I liked a great deal. It was a cherry red with white stripes!

I saw you have uploaded some pictures to Flickr today! They are magnificent flowers! :)

Thanks, BB! :)

I have some Cyclamen flowering on the balcony now.

I’ve got Rachel de Thame’s book on my Kindle and have been making lists. I was given Anne Treneman’s Hortocurious, interesting, but it’s not sending me to the garden centre!

Seems like you were successful. It is very pretty colour too.

That is incredible sunrise scene.

Thanks! I have seed pods developing, so in a few years some new combinations.

Thanks SBG. I will! It’s a tricky garden to photograph because of all the hard landscaping, but I’ll get better with time!

Isn’t it amazing Rose? Here in the South you plant stuff and it’s growing the same day! In Scotland you plant stuff and wait to see if it will recover from the shock! lol!

Thanks Rose…it was.

Well worth the hike! Beautiful views.

There were tons of other people SBG. I said to Scott..it must be super busy in the summer!

Absolutely gorgeous!

Those long black necks are so striking.

That is a very impressive recycling record. I have also used large water bottles, but have never kept them that long. It'a amazing how creative we can get when we need to keep our gardens going.

I'm starting to appreciate these Alocasias and Colocasias more and more. They look fabulous and don't mind the conditions here.

Yes, I used to have Cane Begonias that were enormous. Lost them all sadly from a combination of factors. They're now hard to find in the garden centres here, but I'll keep on looking.

I've recently looked for this online but had no success at all. Not sure why they're so hard to find these days.

Fabulous photo Lindak..It could be used as a calender month.

Beautiful park B.B and I wish I was stood in the sunshine there! Too cold here!

I can't believe how quickly it has all grown and more plants to go in! How have you got the room! lol

What a fantastic view Karen and you made it to the top!
I bet it was worth it.

I can feel the heat and boy we could do with it here.
I love the fact that lizards are so comfortable they are out and basking. Equally well done to the humans for not being scared of them.

lovely plants to enjoy too.

years ago we did the Tor whilst on holiday. I had a similar thought re taking ill!
I have never been there without other people there too.

your garden does look brilliant Karen. I hope you will do similar photos of these in 2025 so we can see what it looks like then too.
Pleanty of fruit trees is always a bonus.

Thanks Karen, It's a joy to see some colour out there. The snowdrops are just about ready to flower now.

I would be so excited too!

They are great. That colour pop!

Wow! 11Hectares in the city centre. How lovely. In Canada they call their Geese ‘Cobra Chickens’. I think Bin Chickens is just as good and descriptive a nickname. Lovely park Bernie, and it was so good to see some warm sunshine. It’s been a cold winter here so far, and a gloomy one.

Thanks Balcony. Years ago I bought a plant and then decided to plant it outside and it's increased from year to year.

The hummingbirds, which are nesting now, love this plant.

The jacarandas don’t typically start flowering until late March or early April here in San Diego. This tree blooms late, typically not blooming until early May.

Bushbernie,

Yes, it has lots of flowers.

Thanks 🙏

I love the plant but did not believe that I will ever see these. I think that they are edible.
Thank you Julia and Bushbernie for understanding my excitement.

A great selection, Andy!