Welcome to my garden

[alaneer]

Or jungle. I can't decide which because it's not one of those carefully tended flower beds, but there are Gardenias, Jasmin, Hibiscus, and other as yet unidentified plants growing everywhere. Now there's a new flower in the patio. What's special about this new one is that I have planted it myself in April and to my utter delight, it's already

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[bogwitch64]

Is that a fireplace there by the french doors???

[alaneer]

I guess you could call it that, because it has its own chimney, but it's wood-burning grill. We haven't tried it yet.

[bogwitch64]

[alaneer]

That looks HOT to me, but I take it. Thank you!

[fixnwrtr]

Quite the little corner of paradise. Lovely.

[alaneer]

I think so too. Thank you.

[zordika]

How lovely, both the bird of paradise and the oranges. I can't eat them myself but my son loves them.

[alaneer]

Thanks. I'd rather have navel oranges, but these are nice too; they're juicy, but the texture is less firm, which is what I prefer. Not complaining, just saying.

[isleburroughs]

Zen paradaise. All you need is a bar along the wall and some stools for your barbeques:D

You could probably plant some orange trees. When I rented a room from a fellow in Miami I'd partake of the orange trees for breakfast!

[alaneer]

I can do without the bar, :) as none of us drinks, but I have plans to get a vegetable garden. I'll wait with the trees until I know what I'm doing.

[isleburroughs]

I meant a long table with stools, or breakfast nook:) I don't think a picnic table would look right but some outdoor furniture would.

Vegetable garden sounds nice.

[alaneer]

We have a table under the lanai, a round one.

[j_cheney]

Gorgeous ;o)

[alaneer]

Thanks! It's the first thing I've ever planted.

[j_cheney]

You're doing a great job for a novice, then ;o)

[alaneer]

Thank you!