still going strong.

Isn't it great that the summer just seems to be going on for so long SL - mind you a bit chilly up here today but still able to get out into the garden.
I like that honeysuckle - it's very eye catching

Thanks Scottish, yes i love it this year, been mild here but very muggy.

Your scadoxus is very striking SL and I love your photo of the sun shining through the lily leaves. Like the grasses too, they put on such a good show through autumn and winter.

You've got such unusual plants. They're fascinating :o)
And I love your grasses too ...
Summer isn't over yet lol

Lovely selection there S/L. I like your grasses too.

hi... fantastic blog... love the shot captioned Lily pads as seen by the water skaters and frogs… think thats just perfect because thats how the view would be...

grasses are awesome plant.. were would life be without grass :) we carpet our houses and the earths carpet is its grass... :)

tha close ups are informative and give good evidence of new life to come...
thats true about the sea anemone looking like a seed pod of the Datura or is that other way around ;) anyhow its beautiful which ever way so thanking you for your insight on that...

iam waffling again..
from jane..

The sea anemones

A night illuminated by Albireo's tears
Sinking in the breathing sea
On a lonesome crag
The anemones are swayed to and forth
Ah how deep
How wilent the transparent light
The anemones starting to flower again
Brighter than on land
Float in my sea
A piano fantasia
As if in a dream
Kae Morii...

They're all beautiful - that scadoxus looks as if its trying to be a firework! What a splendid frog.

You really have some wonderful plants,S.lad..and some I've never heard of..so thank you..I love the first one..so very unusual..carry on clicking away with your camera :o)

That Scadoxus is a serious piece of horticulture mate!
There's no other way I can describe it.
Another great blog!

Brilliant photos SL.
I like Freddy the Frog in the last one!

Thanks everyone, I appreciate all the comments :-)

Thanks again :-)

I love the Scadoxus Slad it's a gorgeous colour , they will go on my list I shall be having a closer look at them , it's lovely to see so many lovely pics. and plants/ flowers still blooming :o)

Wow I really like the scadoxus and your grasses but the forg pic has to be my fav, I love the frogs sunbathing amongst the lilypads, they do that here, I always have a little chat to them, lol, smashing photo's S'lad, its a weebit breezy here today but gorgeous in the sunshine, long may it continue.....

Thanks Amy, they are nice bulbs to have :-)

Thanks Lincslass, I'm always chatting to them in the pond, been nice and hot here today, not to breezy either :-)

A wonderful blog, so many lovely plants and photos, hope you don`t mind I have copied the lily pad and froggy pics to put in my favourite pictures file.

Do you know what Slad I did buy one last year I've Just found the label goodness knows what happened to it , it must have died in a pot :o(

There's a lovely timelapse video of scadoxus flowering on YouTube http://youtu.be/4j_qzYZGQig (two minute video but flower is fully open around halfway through)

Thanks stroller, I don't mind :-)

They are frost tender Amy so maybe they got a bit to cold.

Cheers urbanite I shall have a look later today.