A few days ago I snapped a few photos in the condo parking lot. I came home, and the day was so beautiful. I tried to capture it with my phone.
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August Neighborhood
Today I’m sharing a few photos I took last month. Let’s start with a photo of a neighbor’s house with a small crepe myrtle in the front yard.
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Don’t Murder Your Crape Myrtles
Lagerstroemia, commonly known as crape or crepe myrtle, is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and parts of Oceania. It is cultivated in warmer climates around the world. It is very popular here in the southeastern USA in growing zones 6 or 7 to 10.
Crape Myrtles (crape or crepe are both correct spellings) are trees, and they grow from 20 – 40’ in height. They have been lovingly referred to as the Lilac of the South (with no fragrance) with a very long bloom time in the summer.
Our Neighbor’s White Crepe Myrtle
Several weeks ago, I shared the small pink crepe mytles in the condo parking lot. They really can’t let the trees get too big, or they would block the streets.
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Tips to Help Create a Self-Sustaining Garden
Many of us spend a lot of time in the garden trying to get it to look the way we want it to. Maintaining and sustaining a garden can take a lot of work, but it doesn’t need to. In fact, if you’re prepared to put the initial work in to plan, you can create a garden that does a lot of self maintainance. Most of the work involved in creating a self-sustaining garden gets done during the planning phase. When you put more thought into the set-up of your garden, you’ll reduce the amount of care and maintenance required to keep it going. If you’re new to gardening or you’re unsure how to make it self-sufficient, these tips can help you get started:
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How to Start a Garden Business
I love gardening. Unfortunately, my arthritis keeps me from doing it. Difficulty maintaining a home and garden was one of the reasons I sold my house and bought a condominium. I do container gardening a little in my condo. Remember last week’s post, Frangipani on a Summer Day? I cut a branch off my frangipani (plumeria) tree at the house to grow a tree here at the condo in a large container. If I were younger and didn’t have bad allergies to pollen, I’d love to garden full-time. I notice lots of ads in FaceBook Marketplace for local plants. I think I’d start with something similar. If you propagate plants, plant seeds, and watch your new plants grow, you can have a garden business. How big a business depends entirely on your goals.
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Frangipani on a Summer Day
Frangipani, also known as plumeria, is a tree best known for its fragrant, five-petal flowers that are used to make Hawaiian leis. Native to tropical climates, frangipani is a wonderful tree in the Southern garden. Frangipani is an easy-to-grow tropical tree that flowers from April through November.
Southern Living
When I lived at my house, I always had at least one frangipani tree. Below is one of last year’s photos taken in the front yard.
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Hollis Garden, Lakeland, Florida
Hollis Garden is a 1.2 acre free public garden on the south side of Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland, Florida. It’s a beautiful environment filled with flowers and doesn’t seem to be crowded.
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