Colorful little corner
A while back I decided to permanently close one of the big gates and create a new garden bed behind it. That was one of the best ideas I ever had I reckon.... I hung my orchids on that bamboo bar which has slowly sunk down on one end and looks a bit tacky. I think what I would like to do is get an arch to put into that corner. I will hang the orchids from it and hopefully the stephanotis will trail over it. The stephanotis is a rather straggly vine, but the flowers are gorgeous. Since the lychee tree was pruned and this area got more sunshine it has really flourished. Great big bushes of impatients, caladiums going wild, and this lovely little plant called balsam I got from the local markets. It seems to be the same family as impatients, although the flowers are up the stem, rather than on top. Interspersed among the flowers are lots of cherry tomatoes the project for the...