Sunday, January 26, 2020

January the best gardening month in South Florida

This month, I was busy in the garden taking advantage of our great weather.  I decided to do, a do-over in my side garden after a full year of growth.  Most of the plants you see below were already there, but I had to do some serious trimming and pulling out many plants that did not below is such a small space. 

This corner of the garden gets shade all year round, perfect for ferns, coleuses and elephant ears.  I pulled out several elephant ears plants that had taken over and were covering the plants' bellow.





Bromeliads dominate the other side of this garden bed.  During winter this area gets little sun, but in summer is full sun.  Most of these plants can handle both extremes.

The back garden was due for a little update, some mulch and replacing several old and tired plants.  In this corner, I love to plant Mexican heather, when fully grown they look great and the bees loved them.

I was supposed to pressure clean all the stones around the garden but my water pressure machine is broken.

Can you see all the ripen star fruits in the tree?  I try to give them away but I get a few takers, it is an acquired taste. 

I'm taking the month of February off from the garden.  I will try to enjoy what South Florida has to offer during our winter, starting with the Super Bowl next week.  ( I can't afford the tickets, but they have several free events around town.)  This year I like both teams and don't know who I will be rooting for.  Maybe the 49ers since I have friends who live in the bay area.

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