Tropical Flowers and a Grasshopper - Garden Tour - Photos

As soon as I stepped out the back door into my garden this morning my camera lens fogged up. Yup, it's summer in Florida. I took a few close-up pictures of my tropical flowers and southern garden blooms and trees to share with you. I even discovered a grasshopper along the way.

Enjoy the tropical garden photo tour!

Let's start off our tour by the garden gate

with the tropical blooms of our dwarf

Poinciana

A little eye candy as you arrive at the garden gate.

 Today's Hibiscus bloom

 not fully open yet

 a little lens fog, sorry:)

Honeysuckle - love that scent!

Blue Plumbago 

always pretty in heavenly blue:)

Surviving the heat surprisingly well ...

..... about to open

In full bloom

Over in the Secret Garden - the greenery is looking good.

White Caladium leaves - they get smaller each year, time to plant new bulbs.

You can purchase bulbs from 50 cents to $2 at the plant nursery - depending on the size plant you want. Plant in the spring and enjoy, comes in pink and red and green.

Here is the culprit - actually a pretty nuisance.

Grasshopper on my rosemary.

The pink vinca is taking over the veggie beds

spreading like wildfire.

The white crepe myrtle is the earliest bloomer of all of my crepe myrtles and hangs in the longest.

Lovely scent too - wafts through the air as you walk by, the bees love it too.

Our dwarf Poinciana froze back for the first time this winter,

but it sure staged a spectacular comeback.

Poinciana - a real tropical beauty.

Here is a blue plumbago about to open. I have several bushes all over the garden.

Pretty and easy care.

My Chicago Peace Rose is looking lovely this morning, I'm sorry I missed some of the blooms while I was gone last week.

It fades to an amazing array of colors ending with a creamy vanilla tinged in pink.

Hardy Star Jasmin - a reliable bloomer several times throughout the year.

I think it is a romantic looking flower.

Heady jasmin scent.

One of my favorites .....

blooms on our dwarf puffball tree.

..... and that concludes today's garden tour!

Hope you have enjoyed looking at my lovelies!

All images © 2009 Rose H. - taken this morning - in my garden!