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A tiny tour of the flowers blooming in my yard right now….
The first is my Hibiscus. The name of this Hibiscus is Clair de Lune and means “moonlight”.
This is the second bloom that has bloomed since I got it a month ago from Home Depot’s clearance shelf. It was sad looking at first. I wasn’t even sure what color it was going to be when it bloomed, the card fell off long ago.
I decided to show you all how pretty it is. Just beginning to open..
To this.. It is a tropical Hibiscus.
Closer..
I couldn’t help it, here is one more.
Then this hen and chick succulent.
A fuzzy one I got off the plant at my daughter in laws house.. It is also a type of hen and chick.
And this striped succulent that my son brought home one day.. It has babies that come out on the stalk and fall off, by the thousands…
Pansies.. And a flower I love because of the smell, it is in pink and called Flock.
The top off of a pineapple is on the left side, while it’s baby is on the right. The baby will give me a pineapple this summer and the parent plant will give me one in two years. It takes longer for a top to give fruit than a baby.
And have you ever had to deal with pests in the garden? Here is my number one nemesis. TRIXIE my cat, they are supposed to be herbivores right? Or are they an omnivore? Has anyone ever had a problem with these rare pests, I mean pets… Looks innocent enough right?
You will see what I mean.. my Trixie loves her veggies. Here is my best looking Broccoli plant.
More Broccoli..
I know, looks great right? lol
She claims innocence…
And you could almost believe it..
If I hadn’t caught her in the act several times.. AT first she wouldn’t let the paparazzi in, now we are up to three snaps. This is the limit.. lol
Thanks for taking time to look at the flowers and stuff around the house, and of course my silly cat.
Have a great day!
The hibiscus flower is stunning and so is the kitty
Isnt it pretty! I was so happy when it bloomed. And the kitten.. boy shes fun and so gorgeous.
Nice post! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for checking out all my recent posts Georgi!!
Fortunately, our cat has not yet figured out how good the vegetables are ?
lol Well thats a plus. I think I will take Elenkas and Howards advice, I know that will work.
A pleasant adventure in your garden, Kim. Greetings to the omnivore. Praise for your friendly-plant hands while waiting for your bonsai to come in my laptop.
I think I will start that after I get moved. I am opening a new groomng shop about 2 hours from where I live now.
Aha…! That’s great, Kim. With those blessed hands, I am sure you will succeed!
So nice variety of flowers with delicate petals! And cats also rule!
Thank you Anastasia, I love them all.
Oh just help yourself to another hibiscus snap, you know you want to…
I swear she has some catnip stashed in the back somewhere…
My cat seems to love my bean plants when they are small and has destroyed many. I started putting little wire cages around them until they get big. It seemed to help when I planted some cat grass which he seems to prefer. It might improve your situation. Trixie is not fond of cameras it appears … carnivore though I’m pretty sure.
Great tip, and thank you. I had already thought about putting wire around them until they get bigger, its the new ones coming up from seeds she prefers. I was hoping she would just stop on her own. Everything I touch is game to her.. my scent? must be good to eat then, and no she hates the camera. lol.
Love the photos and your kitty is beautiful!!!
Thank you Michelle, how is your little hellion?
She’s quite the escape artist now Lol!!!
I had to make a cat fence.. Now they have their own yard, fly out the door, mmm,,okay. go right ahead.
Beautiful photos, Kim! I was ready to say how stunning the flowers are, but that kitty stole the show! Adorable!
Thank you Ellie, she is an awesome cat!
Need to cultivate a special grass cat in a pot. Otherwise, the animal will eat all the flowers in the house. It is also useful to give four-legged companion cabbage leaves, dill and parsley. Tips from the site http://helpfulhints.info
Great idea, I shouldve thought of that. I know that would help, she looks like a cow eating the regular grass from beside the fence. Cabbage leaves dill and parsley, I can do this. I can make her her own garden! Thank you so much for the tips.
Very lovely flowers and great photographs! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, you said you don’t have flowers blooming right now, so enjoy!
Hehe. I love how this story developed. Hehe. I never thought it would end up on Trixie the vegetarian cat. Hahaha. I love the last picture.
Now you know how my mind works, jumping from one thing to another.. grins..
LOL love the last photo of the cat – really angry!
I swear she can look so mean and evil at times. I like to pick her up and give her a big kiss when she makes this face. no wonder she looks mad. hehehe
Enjoyed this visit to your garden. What a delightful cat you have. I miss my little garden buddy a lot. Your Home Depot find is a treasure. Love seeing the details of the bloom.
Thank you Robert, I am glad you liked them. Trixie is one of three helpers I have here. Sorry you dont have one now. Maybe it’s time? About the home depot, I love getting the end of season markdowns. It was 25 dollars, but when I got it I spent 2! Just a little love and water is all it needed.
The closeups/macros of the hibiscus came out really well.
Thanks Chris, they still arent clear though.. I really want a REAL camera.. lol
The flower is beautiful and so is your cat
She is stunning isn’t she? She came out with the perfect mix of blue and yellow eyes. not mixed to green. If she is outside on a blue day, her eyes are blue, get her next to browns and they pick up the yellows.
Crazy cat, loving broccoli!. My cat does no harm in the garden, In fact she’s supposed to keep the rabbits and hares out, but the hares are twice her size 🙂 I do love hibiscus. It used to be my son’s favourite flower, I think because it sounds like ‘biscuits’ (which means ‘cookies’ over here!)
I know what you call cookies.. I wonder how many people for Europe come here and order a biscuit. Man I bet they are let down for sure. lol Hi Biscuits, how precious. With all the greenery around there, they probably have better greens to eat, which makes Elenka’s comment really seem like a great idea. CAT GRass!!
Trixie was my favorite. 🙂 She is so pretty. And of course I love hibiscus plants.
I always try to have one on the deck for the butterflies and hummingbirds.
I saw a hummer on the patio just yesterday, they have to be really brave as it is the cats fenced yard. They can fit through the fence they are so small. Oh and my son just told me that if you put salt water in a feeder instead of sugar water it will attract butterflies.. I am going to try that.
I have heard about putting Gatorade out for butterflies, so there is the salt. Good luck!
Gaterade is a great idea. It has a lot of salt and sugar. I don’t want to attract hummers since I have hunters in my yard.
I have read a lot about it being safe.