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While I am expecting a number of projects from many of you as the spring arrives, let me make hay while the sun shines. A few days back there was a heavy shower with hail stones in some part of the city. This is common after a couple of very hot days. Sometimes the stones are big enough to compel you to take shelter if you are in the open. It uproots many of the big trees and destroys delicate plants if the hail storm is strong. At my place it was mild and no harm was done to any of my plants. This condition is however very favorable for the Rain Lily to blossom and I got a beautiful bloom of my pink lilies in my oval container. A few days prior to that one of my roses bloomed with two red flowers and a new variety of hibiscus gave its first appearance. Scorching of the rose petals shows how hot the days were. I hope you will like this, coming from a humble terrace gardener. Yesterday was our New Year day and cuckoos have started singing their melodious songs reminding that the mango season is not too far. Wish you all a very prosperous spring through your vegetable and flower gardens.
Sharad
-- Bagwan-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein
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Radicalfarmergal
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posted 1158 days ago
Gorgeous flowers, Sharad. I especially like the lily. You are a wonderful gardener, Sharad. It is amazing what you can grow on your terrace. Today is a beautiful spring day and we are spending most of it outside.
-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi
Greenthumb
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posted 1158 days ago
the more you post pics of your flowers, the more my desire to move closer.
sweet
-- but for one rose, love endures
jroot
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posted 1157 days ago
I love the colour of your hibiscus. It would be a nice addition to my collection. If only we lived closer. ...
I,ve never seen the Rain Lily before. Very attractive. Thanks for sharing.
-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown
davidc61
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posted 1157 days ago
absolutely beautiful flowers the colours are very nice. You do seem to be a very accomplished gardener and I look forward to seeing more of your projects.
-- David, Adelaide South Australia. Every day I wake up breathing is a good day!
Iris43
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posted 1157 days ago
OH! Sharad, the flowers are gorgeous. The lillies are so pretty. I wonder if they would grow here, even if they had to be brought in during the winter. The colour of the hibiscus is very beautiful. You are a talented gardener to be able to grow these lovely flowers. Thank you for sharing the pictures with us. They are a treat to our flower-starved eyes. 8^)
-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'
Bon
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posted 1157 days ago
Those Rain Lilys are beautiful.Love the color of them and that Hibiscus is just an amazing color also Sharad.You sure grow beautiful flowers on your terrace.Thanks for sharing them with us.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
soobee
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posted 1156 days ago
lovely lovely!
-- bee with what is...:) soob
MsDebbieP
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posted 1155 days ago
you have the most gorgeous flowers—the colours!!! extraordinary
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
tunesandtales
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posted 1077 days ago
I have never heard of rain lilies. They are very lovely. Your terrace must be beautiful.
-- Helen, Stratford, ON
Aileen Edword
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posted 709 days ago
They are so Gorgeous!!!!so lovely I was unaware of rain lilies I wonder if they would grow here, even if they had to be brought in during the winter.Can I?... You are a talented I am amazed.I also saw pics of some birds u r just accomplished person
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