Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Picked



Well, we picked our first 2 Celeste figs today. They just fall off to the touch.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Celeste


Fig Celeste started to turn color today, soft to the touch, but I should wait a few more day before picking it.

Finally




Finally, Veracruz is blooming, dainty flowers cool transparent pink, buds are in shade of Pthalo Red Rose. Faintly scented.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Delicious




Hardy Chicago Fig is so ripe...picked yesterday.
Chilled and of course, it was so so sweet. Simply delicious!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

My Cat JC




My sweetheart JeanClaude snoozing on the glass top table. Keeping cool. OOffss...I woke him up!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Hardy Chicago




Oh..oh..it turned violet just over night. Could it be ready to pick in a day or two? Hope the birds will not get it first. How exciting!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Cool White

Such a lovely bunch.
cool like breeze...and fragrant too.

JeanClaudeGold.

I've just notice how large these flowers are, and so are the leaves.
I imagine it will be a stately plant for sure.

JC on patrol

Just curious?

Sunday, June 20, 2010

JeanClaudeGold.

Amazing flower, first bloom on this 2 years old cutting. Noted 7 petals. An eBay purchase. JeanClaudeGold is rich Cadmium yellow deep, sweet fragrant with a peachy red stripe on back of petals.
A beauty.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Dwarf Deciduous

First time bloomer, similar to Singapore but smaller. Cool white with yellow center, with delectable perfume.
can't wait for it to open fully, perhaps later today?

Friday, June 18, 2010

Cluster


I'm delighted to catch this cluster in full before the wind asaulted.
It has been so windy lately.

Veracruz


Inflow 2 years old cutting, Beautiful leaves so perfectly formed. Great anticipation.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Mele Pa Bowman


Delectable fragrant as pretty as it look

Penang Peach


Such a nice bunch for a tiny tree.

Pretty In Pink

I wish I could be able to photograph all six bunches together, but this will do.

LSU Gold

Yes, the tree is about a foot tall.
Fuits look flat and hugged tight to the tree.

Black Triana


The fruit on this Black Triana is so interesting, twin?

Jasmine


Jasmine de Sambac just start to come into season. Picture taken couple days ago.
Today the plant is totally loaded with heaven scented blossoms.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Kalamata

Kala from Maggie arrived in good shape.
will repot this weekend.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Diana

new to my garden, Diana...still only 12inches tall.
very very fragrant.

Plumeria




Peace, GT




peace and graham thomas, at perfect stage.

Hunt and Violetta


Violetta above, round and sturdy cutting from BurntRige winter 2009. Hunt below, slender elongate stem, cutting from JR winter 2009.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

DavidAustin

Graham Thomas, a yellow roses from David Austin's collection.

KaneoheSunset

Cool morning, color's beautifully saturated on this plumie. Have to have a picture. BTW the tree is over 7feet tall.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Atreano, First One!




Ginko

I grow this beautiful tree as insurance.
Never know when I'll loose my mind.
I may need it.

Country Flox

first Flox for the season.

Early Violet

Violet De Bordeaux was ordered,
the fig came with handwritten Bordeaux on tag.
Xout tage printed Early Violet.
Very interesting indeed.

Mission-Lowes

very interesting.

Italian Honey

can't wait

Celeste DL

cutting from Day Lilies garden.
2 yrs old.

Celeste BB

Celeste Fig from BackBone Nursery.
oh oh we got some bugs this morning.

In Step

Hearts rocks I brought with me from Hampton Beach, NH

Perfect Peace

in perfect form this morning.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Penang Peach

Penang Peach is so intense, so incredibly beautiful.

BBB

This is BBBeauty. Violet Pink, rather large flower 4.5inches.
no BB is not BrigitteBardo, but BackBone Nursery.
Very Very Fragrant, I love it.
First time bloom for me.

TahitianMoonlight

oh...oh, first time bloomed.
large 4 inches, so beautiful and so fragrant, kind a like heaven.

Linda

Our favorite person, since I've been in Texas.

The Plums

Aren't these beautiful?