Hibiscus Border

I have been thinking about changing the side border of my garden to plants that last and live well outdoors throughout the whole year. I had in mind Lavender, lantana, ground bougainvillea, and hibiscus. I decided to plant Chinese Hibiscus & Yellow Lantana. I like the look of the topiary look of this hibiscus.

Lavender

One of my favorite plants ever!! I have lavender all over my garden in seperate places. This section under the patio I decided to plant lavender in a group. The varieties are Lavender Angustifolia (English Lavender) & Lavender Dentata (French Lavender). So far the ones in the ground are doing great. It did spread out very fast. The 2 Topiary ones I have here already grew the flowers spikes!!

Parrot

Now I know who's been eating my sunflowers!! Yesterday I also saw another parrot in my backyard. This morning I saw this one and I had to take pictures!

Colored Bougainvillea

I saw that on the street... Bougainvillea with many colors!

Narcissus Bridal Crown

Potted Tulips

Blue Hyacinth

Bougainvillea

Indoor Daffodil Garden

As the temperature rises here in Qatar.. garden centers are desperate to sell those forced ready to bloom bulbs for indoors. There are so many varieties to choose from. I decided to pick two narcissus: Ice Folies & Monal. They are just beautiful. I bought a total of six potted bulbs... each has around 4-5 bulbs. This is lasting over a week and hopefully longer!

Having flowers blooming inside the house in my favorite corner is just magical!