Day Lillies

These are some of the day lillies in my daughter's garden.  She's not a good gardener - but somehow some things manage to flourish.

Mum's Roses

These photos were taken of the roses in my parents' garden November 2010 - one of the roses is the Minnie Watson, which our family is very proud of.  My father's mother was Minnie Watson, though the rose was not named after her.

Spathiphyllum

There are two pots of these plants which throw up copious shiny green leaves, and piercing the green, are the buds that open out to these amazing flowers.  Quite extraordinary. Read all about the spathiphyllum here..

Agapanthus at Southbank

The "aggies" are coming out now.  There are some tall buds pushing skywards in the garden here, but these were in full bloom in Brisbane's Southbank on Saturday.  We don't see "beds" of them here - I think I saw in New Zealand great fields of them, and they are spectacular.

Jacarandas

October and November is the time when jacaranda trees are in flower all around Brisbane (and no doubt other parts of Australia!), and in the back yard here they are spectacular.  Two big trees full of blooms, and as the spent flowers drop, they form an amazing carpet.

Iris

I remember in China I saw iris plants growing in or near water, but I don't recall seeing it very much here.  AT the house where I am house sitting there are two ponds (with gold fish) and a large urn with small fish, and all have iris plants growing.  This week the plants flowered.

The plants are tall, with a number of flower heads.  Spectacular really.

A wonderful display of Hipeastrums

My daughter had a clump of hipeastrums growing in front of their house, and each year there was a great display, but in the last 12 months as they set out to regenerate their garden, they moved them to another area in front of the house.  They broke up the soil, filled it in with a lot of horse poo, and waited to see what would happen.

Imagine their surprise and delight to have a wonderful display this spring.  Amazing.  Enjoy.