I hope you have a lovely day!

Here is a night-blooming flower from my garden.   :)

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 Wishing Shirebound a very, very happy birthday!  You are one of the loveliest people on my Friends list.  I hope you have a wonderful day!

A picture from my garden, taken just a few minutes ago - you're lucky - these plants flower for one night only; it must have been for you! :)


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Ever since I saw the first tiny buds on my Moonflower plant (epiphyllum oxypetalum) on the 23rd November, I've been looking forward to this day.  I've had flowers before (none last year, though) but only one picture of a  flower in full bloom - and one of a spent bloom taken the day after.

This time, I've followed the progress from buds to flowers ( Read more... )

As mentioned in my "Scarlet" post, here are some pictures of the Epiphyllum crenatum flower.

This was taken yesterday morning just after the garden had been watered.  It's one of my favourites.


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My cacti are suddenly popping out buds all over the place!

These are the moonflower's (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) tiny buds on the 23rd November


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We had more hot weather yesterday. It was 40C by 10.40 am, and the temperature hovered in the high 30's for the rest of the day. Thankfully we've had a lovely morning with temperatures in the low 20's.

I've had the windows wide open to encourage the cool inside. The ceiling insulation is wonderful early in the summer. It keeps the house relatively ( Read more... )