hidden treasures

one of the first things you notice about meem's garden
is that there are many pathways to hidden treasures...
...there are lots of curves in just the right places.

...all leading to lush green plantings.

pretty much you can look in any direction and see
impressive views...

...side to side...

...up...
to the scrub live oaks that help filter all that florida sun.

...down...and with a closer look...
glowing blue...

...peacocks...even though i could not do justice to the
captures of these creatures(pests)...they were scurrying
around and we were shooing them away...


...unfortunately to a neighbours driveway.

now back to the garden...the front yard view to the left
of meem's driveway...doesn't that little grass path
just beckon you to see where it leads...

another hidden treasure... a bromeliad that is the

shape and colour of a flamingo.

to the left of the driveway...where the live oaks

stand majestically with the sun setting...

...highlighting the ti and ginger plants.

upon closer inspection past the frosts damages...

xanadu has some new little green leaves.

...persian shield has all new growth at the very edges...

containers abound in and throughout

...this one has impatiens buds...

...the silvery leaves surrounded by green are
lamium white nancy.



...impatiens blooms...

then several varieties of azaleas enjoying the presence of
just the right weather...cool evenings and warmer, sun filled days.




another pathway at the back of the house
leads to a raised brick patio with seating
...all the sights from there lead to the back yard.

a lovely green watering can is waiting to be used.

meem's gorgeous over sized angel winged begonias got
totally bitten by the frosts. fortunately, she had intuitively
pulled some of the large stalks of the greenery and put
them in water to root then cut and reproduce.

this is all that is left of her beautiful begonias...

but they will come back and she will once
again have a most wonderful patio plant.


the back yard is full of vignettes of plantings...with
seating placed for strategic viewing.


there are many bird feeders and places for them to refresh.

the best thing is although many things were lost
to the freezes...there is already new growth at the
base of a lot of plants...signs of new life were all
around us unfurling...holly fern...


australian tree fern fiddle...

there is always a new day in the garden...
a new day to plant...prune...process...produce
...a new day of pleasures awaits...