Flowers from Mexico in March 2007

On our trip to Mexico in March we saw many unfamiliar and amazing flowers and flowering trees, but it wasn't always easy to tell if they were planted or native. I decided since they were all so unusual for me, a Canadian, that I could only learn from identifying all of them. I wanted to publish all in one bunch-but I'm having trouble with many of them.

Ipomoea purpurea


Cordia sebestina

Hibiscus coccineus


Bougainvillea spectabilis





Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

Allamanda cathartica


Alpina purpurata


Cordyline terminalis




Allemanda cathartica

October in My Garden

It's generally a mostly sad time for me, thinking about the end of the garden for another long, cold, long winter -- not to mention all the work of putting everything to rights before the snow flies. However when I'm out there looking there is still lots of beauty to be found. I try to keep some fall flowers so I have some beautiful deep red mums in bloom still, my fall crocus just wilted this week, and my asters haven't even started. I hope they get their blooming done in time. Even the flowers that are really done for the year though, give us some wonderful colour and texture, and I don't cut them down til they look sad. These photos are of my purple coneflower at the end of it's cycle.

Mexico - March 2007

This was our first trip to the Mayan Riviera. My husband Gerard and I both loved it - a tropical paradise rich in history and flora.