Casa Primera Vista's large swath of bougainvillea. Note how the ground cover has dried up due to total lack of rain. I've always loved bougainvillea and wanted to grow it, but living in the Midwest, it just wasn't in the cards. Now that we're in the tropics, I'm surrounding myself with a LOT of it. … Continue reading Mad about Bougainvillea
Flowering Plants
Firecracker Plants – a showy, draping display
Firecracker Plant to drape down the retaining wall
Canna Lily – another volunteer in the garden
The Canna Lily Indica is a type of canna lily, but these plants (there are different varieties) are actually from the ginger family. The Indica is native to Central America, so I guess that's why it showed up all on its own in our garden. Other varieties have flowers that are more showy, but this … Continue reading Canna Lily – another volunteer in the garden
Pretty in Pink
While the excavating for our homesite was being done, a terrace was created in front of the master bedroom. The terrace floor is about 5 feet high above the front lawn. From the beginning, the builder intended to add a retaining wall from the terrace to the lawn, white stone to match the white exterior … Continue reading Pretty in Pink
A Volunteer Weed to Keep
My gardening and landscaping project is in its beginning stages. Some of our land -- what I call the "lower 40" -- was cleared of what the tree consultant called "junk trees." In their place now are over 60 fruit and ornamental trees. More about the orchard later. But at the top of the orchard … Continue reading A Volunteer Weed to Keep