July Update from my parents backyard on Staten Island New York

 Things were looking rough a few weeks ago but it's really come together since then! 

Dad, mom, and my sister's dog Leni!

Longleaf pine & rest of the yard

My oleander 

Windmill Palm

A few assorted plants!

My fiddle leaf fig and Chamadorea Microspadix

Pool Plants

My largest and oldest tropical palm, my Adondila

Ti Plant Pink Diamond with some hibiscus and frostproof gardenia 

Double Yellow Hibiscus

Closeup

Begonia acontifolia?

  Dahlia

hedychium coronarium  & Colocasia redemption

Gazania

Tillandsia novakii

Bluephoria Mandevilla / Dipladanea

Dahlia

Canna Cleopatra

Heliotrope

A new canna! 

My Aloe bloomed twice this year! I got blooms inside the house in January!

Staten Island in Late August - And some drone footage!

I've been SO lazy this summer, but I finally got my drone up for this update. First a few photos on the ground! 

The Cannas are massive and we've had a resident hummingbird for almost 10 years that is truly obsessed with it. 

My Adondila Christmas Palm that I've had since 2012. What an honor to still have it around!

Love this combo of Ensete and Caladium. The ensete was a discount this spring because it had no leaves. Now it's beautiful!

My largest plumeria, Salsa! I've been bringing it in since 2009

Look at that tasty fig! And the bottle palm too!

Hello from above!

I need a tower in my garden with that bloom. Look at the Trachycarpus, windmill palms!

Even higher!

For the phone viewers (honestly does anyone even look at this blog other than me HEHE)

Even higher

What a cool vantage point of the Trachycarpus

Hi!

Thanks for looking!

 

A few Early August blooms

 

My Vanda orchid is blooming! This was a purchase from Spring 2023

Looking good next to the begonia vine (Cissus discolor)

Plumeria Inca Gold with Musa Sikkimensis and a HUGE Hedychium Fiesta that overwintered beautifully 

The Tibouchina also began blooming. lots more flowers here than shown (just too lazy to take a good pic!) 

At my parents house Hibiscus "Perfect Storm" is enjoying the summer sun!

And my largest plumeria makes a nice compliment to the sunset!

Dipladenia "Fired Up". A survivor from last year (I brought it inside!)

Canna Cleopatra

A view of the pool. The Cordyline Black Knight ti plant is as tall as me! Hedychium looks good too.

But the biggest treat is Plumeria Divine!

Zinnia in bloom! 

A few blooms around my parents yard

 The mandevilla is having such a nice year!

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The subtle white stripes are really unusual

The windmill palms look great & Plumeria Jenny is almost ready to bloom after a hard root pruning last year. Pretty Princess bloomed inside the house.

My medican petunias survived the winter. It's blooming too! 

Gardenia Summer snow blooming so nicely after an easy winter!

The Cannas survived in the garage. I love this planter!