Some Cactus Will Go Very Well In Our Wet Gardens

The Tecmathy Is Still Alive After The Cold Winter

Dinner At The Pool

The open area didn't get too busy.

The shallow area was filled with the younger swimmers.

That's were I learned to swim 60 years ago. The Red Cross gave us free lessons.

The adults watched the youngsters.

There was plenty room to have a nice meal.

And there was more then enough to eat. Now we are looking to the next dinner at the pool

The Venetian Pool Was Closed All Winter, Fixing Leaks In The Pool

On Saturday it was opened, three month late. Everyone is now happy. Our church is having there regular Wednesday dinner at the pool today. Now I have to go and get some pictures.


This is what it looked last week.

Chonemorpha fragrans

I saw this vine at F.T.B.G. last Sunday. I never saw plant before. Does anyone know anything about it? I found some information.

Showing Off For The 4th Time (Cassia bakeriana)

The first time that I posted this tree.
The second time that I posted this tree.
The third time that I posted this tree.

More Trouble With The Dumbarton Ficus

This one looks healthy but the palm seems to be choking it. Normally the ficus is the one the does the choking.


This tree fell over this week, one block from the other one. The only Dumbartons that I know in Coral Gables are on these two blocks of Granada Boulevard.

Every 10 Years

This is a state road and the state pays the bill. In the past they just put on a now coat of tar. This time they are first taking off one inch of tar. Next week we will have a new road.

All of the material that is cut off of the road is taken and reused for the new cover of the road.

Red As Red That It Can Be

Vinca rosea is a annual flower that will live for more then a year in warm climates. This is one of the new genetic fiddled plants. The wild ones never had this red color. But the new periwinkles have a flaw. It's easily killed by a fungus while the wild periwinkle doesn't have the problem.

Kalanchoe Single Or Double

The double form is the prettiest. But I have never had it live to bloom the second year.


The single form has been blooming in our garden for the last 30 years.

This Will Be The Third Day Of Cutting

A Rare Type Of Ficus (Dumbarton Ficus)

It's old and braking down.

Some Plants Liked The Cold Winter

This iris grows very well in north Florida. They will grow here but they seldom bloom very well. This year we have a bumper crop.


This one is new to our area.

The First Floor Is For Cars

And the second floor has the office space.

cought-in-act

In our botanical garden we have a statue of a women sitting on a wooden bench. You can see statues like this all over the world, only the face is different. Then there are the statues of men that show a bit too much. We have one and I have seen two in CDP blogs.

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