An Algarve Garden -2023/24

A few things 'In the Pink' ...

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ...

Balsamina ...

Mandevilla ...

Abutilon ...

Adenium ...


... and Purple ...
Strobianthus


My ever-blooming Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ...


Adenium obessum has about two dozens blooms and buds (it has bloomed continuously since 21 May) and the Oxalis gives blooms occasionally as long as I water it heavily on a daily basis ...

Here, where we ponder on what the word 'rain' means, I only have two red Hibiscus blooming, the one in the ground under the North side of the Brugmansia ...


... and the forever blooming standard one on the Front of House Patio ...


We are so fed up not having ant rain, so for fun last evening we put the automatic system on, sat there and watched it "rain" ... it was lovely and fresh ...

 

A pleasure to see those images,..beautiful

 

I especially loved your photo of the Valotta, my grandmother had one on her windowsil, in amongst her tall Pelargoniums, and the apples and grapes vines she'd grow from pips. She used to give me some of the 'offshoots'.
The one I have now is minute but I'm hoping it will flower like yours and my grandmother's one day

 

This is a test. I have joined a Portuguese Exotic Flora Group on Facebook and want to see if this works ...

 

It looks lovely @Victoria, I can see lots of images of your beautiful garden

 

Depends on what you mean by work.
It may work on Facebook where you could open each picture full size, all I can see is a group of pictures .

 

But they look nice all together like that. I know you can't see each one individually, but the overall effect is pleasing - well it is to me anyway.

 

Pete, I just didn't want to put up lots of photos so thought I would try this Collage thing.

Thank you Michael. I am quite pleased with it and have lots of likes already. I think I am the only non-Portuguese, folk from Portugal, Brazil, Africa ...

 

Oh OK, I didn't realise what you wanted to achieve, it looks better now on my laptop than it did on my phone.
The pictures come out too small on a phone.

 

I don't see how anyone does anything on a phone!

 

Not much here this past week ...
Jatropha intergrrima 'Spicy' still blooming ...




Ipomoea cairica (Ipomoea palmata) has its first blooms ...



A few Hibiscus ...

 

Found a little colour in The Courtyard pots ...
Dianthus in the Avocado pot ...


Salvia in the Solanum muricatum (Pepino Doce) pot ...

Salvia in the Thevetia peruviana pot


Thevetia blooms..


Westringia in bloom again ..



Whilst I am here I will add my new Rocking Chair which arrived yesterday ...
... but it is too hot to sit out and enjoy it at the moment ...


It replaces my chair to the right ...

The little green table next to me is Munch's lounger.

Also, J's cooling/misting system arrived today and he has/is installing it above our chairs ...

 

Your chair looks nice and comfortable @Victoria, and light enough to carry too.

 

Yes, Michael. I forgot to say it is foldable for carrying or putting in a car. I do a lot of forgetting in this heat! Also forgot to add Subday's flowers.

Two beauties open together ...

 

Loooks very impressive Victoria,..every image well captured and beautiful blooms.