It’s amazing how much the plants down here at 8002 have grown, since we were here earlier in the year!
Watching the Ruellia every day is impressive: first thing in the morning, the plants are covered in brand new flowers, and in the evening, they’ve all dropped, ready for another covering next day! The Bees and Butterflies love them – fresh food every morning …
A couple months ago, before we left 8002, I took pictures of the garden, including the Silk Floss tree that we grew from seed (see last years post). On our return, the Silk Floss tree has grown a lot; here’s my attempt to frame the picture the same:
Stepping back enough to see the whole tree, and close-up of the spikes on the trunk:
If it grows this much in two months, what’s it going to be like next summer?!
Took a few pictures of our back garden at 42, this morning, after overnight rain …
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