Miss June

In the garden, I have been busy weeding. When the temperature warms up, that's when the weeds grow to show that they rule the garden... argh!

Anyway looks like I am going to like June. There seems to be less prolonged rain and more moderate sunny skies recently. Hence I am hoping that the climate stay this way for the sake of my plants.

In the shade, I spotted 'goldfishes' from the Nematanthus. Though they are really small, they are quite striking and looking as if they are about to jump out of the pot... 

I am calling my white Azalea, Miss June :-) There are two flowers on the plant. In the pic below, you will be able to see one of them in front with the other hiding at the back...

And this dainty cum scented bloom from my Osmanthus fragrans, commonly known as sweet olive or fragrant olive, adds more cheer to the garden. The plant has been growing only foliage for some time. I always wonder if it will ever bloom in my garden. It does now :-D

Other dainty blooms that are in the garden include the sparkling white flowers of the Serissa foetida. The shrub has grown a little taller and flourished a lot more foliage recently but the flowers seems to be lesser now...

Another one of those small blooms would be the pink flowers of the Malpighia glabra shrub. Love to see them appearing. They make the shrub even prettier...

The biggest and most colourful flower of the week is the blooms from my yellow Hibiscus, brilliant...

On leafy plants, firstly, I am glad that my coleus is really trailing! A little more shade and prune helped to get it to flow downwards...

Amaranthus Perfect Red is the only vegetable in my garden right now but how sad as only one shrub can be harvested...

At the porch, I spotted a new leaf coming out from my Calathea roseopicta cv. It is funny to see them come rolled up like this...

Here is the second runner-up for the Miss June title... my blue Gloxinia. A bloom is about to blossom!

Happy World Environment Day! Have a happy June and hope everyone is already doing something for this beautiful planet we are living in. Cheers!