Neem Tree

I have planted Neem tree outside my garden 5 years ago! I'm not sure on why it never grow well. As far as I know they are very easy to grow and drought tolerant! But here, i pour water, do weeding and put fertilizer....however the outcome is the same......

Finally I give up on the tree. I get another little plant. currently it's growing in the pot. I will transfer them once it's big enough!

Neem is well known for it's medical benefits! It's called medical plant in India!

GBBD AUG 2015

These three flowers are really flowering stunningly in my garden. The gerbera, rose and Adenium!

I never seen my Gerbera blooming so much flowers at one go! There are 5 yellow flower stalks in one pot! That's really a big surprize gift for me!

The rose and Adenium are neighbours. They sit in the pot next to each others! They have bloom in same timing and in same colour!

I'm adding this post to GBBD hosted by May Dream Flowers at may dream flower

"Petola segi" learning to climb

Petola Segi or angle luffa is new vegetables in my garden. The last I planted them was back in 2013.

They have just learn to climb the trellis.

Last weekend I have clean up the indian broad beans patch and they have ample of space to climb.

This luffa has a sweet taste! The meat is soft and white in colour. We can cook soup or saute with garlic and onion. They are really tasty!

lemon

The lemon tree is really producing a lot of fruits! I just love this plant!

At this hot spell season, lemon juice is really a welcome!

They are loaded with Vitamin C and do reduce cholesterol too. I really need this juice!

lady's finger

I love to eat lady's finger. They have very nice taste. I always saute them with garlic and ginger. It's awesome vegetable.

I have few of the plant in the garden. It's not enough to produce a stir fry but sufficient for fish curry!
 

The colourful folliage

Very often the foliage plants are ignored as many look for blooming plants!

However some foliage plants are really colourful and beautiful too. Dracaena is one of those which have beautiful foliage. The leaves are striking in green and red.

Croton in striking red , yellow and green!

Spider plants are beautiful too in green and white! At the moment I have many sucker plants. All are welcome in the garden. They add colour to the garden!

Some of foliage plants can be used to filter the air too.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

what kind of beautiful foliage you have planted in your garden?

Visitor in my garden

Finally I manage to snap a photo of butterfly in my garden. I use to see many of them in the garden. Especially at the Hibiscus patch. However I don't have luck capturing them from good angle! This must be my best shoot!

This type of birds are frequent visitor to my garden!

They too love the Hibiscus! I think Hibiscus nectar must have very special sweet taste that the birds and butterflies loves!

Little bird doing some kind of acrobatic movement to get the nectar from Hibiscus flower! It must be so thirsty due to warm weather that it doesn't mind of drinking up side down!! ;)

I believe these creatures are pest. The are many at my indian broad beans patch. Anyone know about them? I think I need to take some action before they do further damage!

Who is visiting your garden today?