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My garden this week (pics heavy)

14 years ago

The plants in my garden grow and bloom year round. We have no "seasons" except for the rainy season and the dry season.

Here are a few photos of my garden, taken today.

From Tuysonvien - Where I Garden

From Tuysonvien - Where I Garden

From Tuysonvien - Where I Garden

From Tuysonvien - Where I Garden

From Tuysonvien - Where I Garden

Thanks for looking.

Xuan

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User
14 years ago
Simply beautiful. It is always a treat to see your beautiful gardens. What is the weather like this time of year ? When is the rainy and the dry season and how long does each last? Do you irrigate your flower beds ? Thanks for the look see. c
Thyme2dig NH Zone 5
14 years ago
Your garden is beautiful! I absolutely love, love, love the last picture!
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Thank you everyone. I have really been working on improving my soil the past three years and that has made a big difference, I believe. Good soil - good plants. Good rainfall, this year too. Belinda's Dream looks like a big, fat pink Snowflake. And she smells divine. Has a good strong fragrance. She likes full sun, no ifs, ands or buts about it. That 5-inch bloom is on a plant that is only two feet tall. I rooted it last spring. I just stuck a broken off branch in the ground, and no kidding, she rooted in about three weeks and began blooming within a month. Poor little plant was bent over double with those big blooms. She bloomed all summer last year. This year, her blooms are even bigger. I totally love Belinda's Dream. In front of her is a rose cutting I got from plantmaven. I think it is Rosa, Heritage, although I can't be certain. She is only 18 inches tall and has bloomed twice already this year. She bloomed last year too, but much smaller blooms on an 8 inch plant. She has a strong, lovely old rose fragrance and sweet baby pink color. I just cannot get enough roses! It is my new freak! If I keep on like this, I will have to change my home name from Iowa Hills Herb Farm to Rose Hill Cottage! Thanks again everyone. I'll be sure to tell my rose-girls how much you all love them. ~Annie
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aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
14 years ago
Hi Xuan,
I can't get over the variety of plants you grow and grow so beautifully. I see the Daylily babies in amongst all your other beauties, hope they are still growing well and will bloom for you soon, I'm really curious to see what you get out of the hodgepodge I sent you :o). The pictures of the terraced fields and surrounding areas are really lovely too.

Annette
girlgroupgirl
14 years ago
That is just gorgeous! I LOVE those pictures Xuan!
haxuan
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you, everyone, for the compliments.

trailrunner: we're nearing the end of the rainy season here, which starts in late April/early May and lasts until end of October. Then we'll have the dry season from November to April next year. Each season is around 6 months. The temperature in Dalat (where I have this garden) is from 60 (lowest) to 80 (highest), all the year round. Ideal, isn't it?
I water my flower beds using the hose when I'm here. When I'm not here, I either leave them to nature (rain) or have my neighbor waters them for me. (She is a very kind person, for sure.)

Annette: I'm crossing my fingers for the baby daylilies. When they grow better, I will have their photos taken to show you. Many thanks for the seeds.

Xuan
User
14 years ago
Those temps sound wonderful. Very different weather indeed than what we have here in central AL. I look forward to more pics of your garden. I too love the scene with the fields in the distance. c
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
14 years ago
Really wonderful! My mother lives in Central America, and she gets to celebrate two seasons, too--rainy and dry. It always amazes me when she points out plants growing in the wild that we use as houseplants up here! Dry season ends pretty brown where she is. Do you have plants that go dormant during dry season, or do you have to continaully water?

Just out of curiosity, I'd love to know what your favorite local/provincial flower is, preferably one that isn't common stateside.

Love the pics. Send more pics around February. I'd appreciate some color to get me excited for spring again!
haxuan
Original Author
14 years ago
deanna, most of my plants don't go dormant ever so they always need water and more so during the dry season.

There are many flowers that can only be grown in this region like fuchsia, agapanthus, camellia, azeleas, impatiens, petunias... And they are all my favorites :-o)

I'm glad you like my photos. Sure will share more later.

Xuan
memo3
14 years ago
Xuan, your garden is lovely. You have such colorful foliage plants. Your garden with the mountain views behind it are really breath taking.

MeMo
janroze
14 years ago
xuan, What a peaceful area with all the gorgeous rolling hills. I grew up with such hills in southern IA. Your posies are so pretty. I think that wonderful orange is marigolds, which I want to plant again next year after a couple years without.
gramma jan
ivyp
14 years ago
beautiful
natalie4b
14 years ago
Wow! Lovely!
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
14 years ago
Wonderful, Xuan. My husband is somewhat familiar with Da Lat and says it is a beautiful place. Can't wait to see more pics.
haxuan
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you very much for all your kind words re my garden, friends. You have made my day!

Xuan
dianewaghorne
14 years ago
Its really beautiful pics. I like it. My friend want to grow new flower plants in his home garden. So i think it will helpful for him.

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