foliage follow-up!

This foliage follow-up is brought to you by the glow of summers evening.  There is no better time of the year, and no better time of the day.  This is what I wait all year for.  I wait for that magical time of day when the world is all aglow.  The suns warmth still lingers in the air, and for that moment in time you breathe it all in.

One of my greatest joys this summer has been watching the way my young Leccino Olive glows.  It has brought me out to a part of the yard that I don't usually visit in the evening - obviously not enough.  I think that is important.  To have things that draw you deeper into the yard that is.  To feel compelled to journey through your space.

As I have journeyed through the last through months I have waited for my mimosa silk tree to fill in.  With the cold June I thought it might never come when I'd see this tree alive and growing.

But with all the warmth we have experienced over the last weeks it appears everything has caught up.

This palm has not just exploded ... it has gone gang busters!!!

I don't really know what this is.  It appears wild, it has beautiful foliage and does not appear to be all that invasive so I have let it do its thing.

The musa basjoo clump is really starting to put on some size.  It never ceases to amaze me just how fast these things can grow come this time of year.

Like I said, I wait all year for this.

And schefflera (Hoi?) seems to be growing nicely.

This little sedum palmeri is a new addition as well and an instant favourite in my books.

And lets not forget fatsia.  I think I feature this guy in almost every single foliage follow-up.  And why not!?  These are seriously under appreciate in my books.

Here's to savouring the sights, the sounds, the warmth and of course beautiful foliage under the summer sun!! Happy July foliage follow-up everybody!  Visit Pam's blog Digging for more of the fantabulous July foliage follow-up!

July bloom day

Well its bloom day again! really?! It's so hard for me to even accept that.  We are already mid point of the best month of the year?! And it's no lie, blooms are not that prominent in my yard.  I really do like flowers.  I feel like I may have misrepresented myself.  Maybe I should work on the bloom day lovin in the years to come.  But for now, here are some of the blooms in my yard...

Double hibiscus

Echeveria just started blooming.  I love the way the way these seem to come out in every which way direction.

Sempervivum hens and chicks are bloomin' all over the place.  This one is in more shade and I love the way it seems to be reaching out towards the sunshine.

most of the sedums are actually past their prime already. The hot weather over the last few weeks seems to have been the end of their blooms.

But thankfully the yuccas are just starting to do their thing! This one bloom stalk is actually so heavy its pulling the plant over.

I can only imagine that this is a schefflera bloom?! I was pretty excited to see this.  I still have not decided what this schefflera actually is. Maybe S. Hoi?

Happy July Bloom Day!!!!!

Happy Summer!!!

It's summertime officially!! I for one am so VERY excited.  I thought I would share some early summer photos from the yard with everyone now so that I can look back at the end of the season at how things have grown and or been changed - and each year it does in fact change.  Things are still looking a little bit neglected compared to where I am most years.  But hopefully if the sun decides to stick around that will all change! Today is a pressure washing, lawn cutting, nursery visiting day!

The summer Luau's are just around the corner!!! This sign always comes out for a party.  And summer itself is one massive party in the palm garden!!!

Agave parryi has pups!!! That means even more agaves!

See there are a few flowers in the garden.... a few.

My monster chamaerops humilis sure looks happy with some warm sun.  This is the absolute best spot in the garden! It's kind of the place of honor.

And not too much longer to wait till yuccas are blooming...

My new yucca rostrata loving the sunshine! hmm... I think it needs another rostrata friend dont you?

Glorious spikes!

This is about as flowery as I can handle.

I'll leave you with the palms on the first day of summer.  I can't wait to see how much everything grows over the next months.  These palms will happily put on 1.5 feet of trunk!  It's going to be a jungle in no time!!