This lovely vine is called a Mandevilla. We've had it for a couple years now, growing on the front of our house. They usually don't do well where the winters get frosty (and we do get some frosty nights here in the Winter). However, ours is facing the South and is VERY close to the street, so it gets some good radiant heat. Each year we keep our fingers crossed that it will start to bud out in the Spring. So far, so good!
Here are a couple containers of Petunias that we have in the backyard. They seem VERY happy!
The Zinnias continue to bloom too. Mom has cut a couple small bouquets from them. They are attracting lots of butterflies and ladybugs.
GREAT news about Sunflowerzilla! The gopher has not managed to eat it (yet)! It just keeps growing and growing!
AND LOOK! Sunflowerzilla's bud has begun to OPEN! We are SO excited!
Here's a close up of the soon-to-be-flower! Next Thursday we should be posting a photo of a beautiful sunflower!
We'll close with this little bit of happiness, even though the dreaded gopher ate the mystery plant, we have two more in the garden! So we HOPE that they get to bloom so that maybe we can figure out what they are. (with the help of our feline gardener friends, of course!)
Happy Thursday friends! Make sure you stroll around the blogosphere and visit the other Feline Gardeners today. xoxo, Raymond and Busby
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Yoor flowers and plants are awesome. We can't wait to see yoor sunflower!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see Sunflowerzilla!
ReplyDeleteThe vine and petunias are so pretty. Exciting to watch te sunflower blooming! You WILL take a pic of the final flower for us, won't you? I thought so.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks amazing and we're also excited to see a photo of a blooming Sunflowerzilla!
ReplyDeleteYour garden really is flourishing! All the flowers look great, and we're looking forward to seeing Sunflowerzilla's gigantic bloom!
ReplyDeleteWe so enjoyed the tour of your garden...and we look forward to next Thursday to see Sunflowerzilla's bloom!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteLooks great and we can't WAIT to see Sunflowerzilla!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the garden tour, boys, realleh lovely!
ReplyDeleteExcellent post...we love all the beautiful blooms. can't wait to see Sunflowerzilla open up!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful stroll through your garden, you have so many lovely things blooming right now. It must be a beautiful view.
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Abby
Lovely garden tour, handsome boys=we can't wait to see your pretty sunflower, they are awesome!...xoxo...Calle, Halle, Sukki
ReplyDeleteOh boy more mystery flowers! We can't wait to see the sunflower. She's a monster. You guys did good in your garden!
ReplyDeleteI just love your Mandevilla it is so beautiful and tropical! Zinnias are such good performers aren't they!
ReplyDeleteWhew! We are very relieved Sunflowerzilla is still safe - can't wait to see the open flower!
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That flower on sunflowerzilla is gonna be huge!! We can't wait to see it!!
ReplyDeleteSunflowerzilla is HUGE! Just how tall is it?
ReplyDeleteWe are so happy there are two mystery plants left...stupid rotten no good gopher better keep his chompers to himself. We want to figure out what it is!
Our eyes are getting bigger and bigger looking at sunflowerzilla...and all mom can do is look at the bike in the background.
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You are very good 'docents' for your loverly garden!
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