Tropical Garden Paradise - You gotta love...

I love to visit my friend Jackie's garden, it's a little tropical paradise. Come see for yourself - it's beautiful!

Orchids, cannas you name it, if it is exotic, it blooms in her garden,

surrounded by every type of whimsical garden decor you can think of.

ENJOY the photo tour!

A garden corner with orchids growing up the fence ...

One of her lovely tropical cannas in bloom.

Last week her garden glowed with orange blooms ...

Exotic - fiery orange

Detail of her birdbath

A pretty yellow orchid

hanging in a pot from her orange tree.

(Remember the one I picked a huge basket of oranges from)

One of many

glass doodads

adorning her garden.

Close up of her pretty purple orchids

A recent addition to her

growing collection of geckos

Of course, what self respecting gardener

even in our hot and humid climate in Florida

doesn't have at least one rose in her garden.

Taken right after one of our afternoon rain showers.

All gardens need

a protector,

meet Mr. Gargoyle hiding in the bushes.

Jackie's garden was so pretty that day - I actually ended up

with enough photos for another photo essay later this week.

Stay tuned .....

Thanks for tagging along!

Comments: 28

Vivian P. Sep 20, 2009, 1:41pm EDT

your right that is a beautiful garden ! And beautiful photos as well

Rose H. Sep 20, 2009, 1:50pm EDT

The best thing is - there is always something new in bloom and since we are gardening friends too - we exchange seeds and cuttings and of course information.

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Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Sep 20, 2009, 1:48pm EDT

wow...what a garden!

Rose H. Sep 20, 2009, 1:50pm EDT

Isn't it beautiful?:)

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JoAnn C. Sep 20, 2009, 1:50pm EDT

she has a beautiful garden

Rose H. Sep 20, 2009, 1:51pm EDT

Jackie will be delighted to see all your nice comments!

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Debbie W. Sep 20, 2009, 1:54pm EDT

Beautiful

Rose H. Sep 20, 2009, 2:04pm EDT

Thanks, Debbie!

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Lee P. Sep 20, 2009, 2:16pm EDT

Her garden is beautiful indeed. Thank you for sharing the pictures with us and I look forward to seeing more of them.

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Sonia M. Sep 20, 2009, 3:36pm EDT

Jackie's is definitely a beautiful garden............I love all of the whimsical touches also.........

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j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 20, 2009, 4:09pm EDT

It looks like a magical place Rose. Gorgeous photos!

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Renda B~surviving the storm by dancing in the rain. Sep 20, 2009, 4:45pm EDT

Looks like a mystical place. Tell me, do you know where those glass doodads come from? I'd love to pick up the butterfly one for my mom. Great shots, as always, Rose.

Rose H. Sep 20, 2009, 6:02pm EDT

I've no idea, but I'll ask her next time I see her. I know she gets a lot of her pretties from the Home Goods store and some from Big Lots too.

Renda B~surviving the storm by dancing in the rain. Sep 20, 2009, 6:09pm EDT

Thanks. I appreciate the info. I haven't seen one like the butterfly at Big Lots (or at least not the Big Lots here). If you find out, let me know.

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Marianne R. Sep 20, 2009, 5:24pm EDT

Cool photos. She has a lovely yard and cool things in it.

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Kat W. Sep 20, 2009, 11:18pm EDT

She has a lovely garden and some cool yard art!

Kat W. Sep 20, 2009, 11:43pm EDT

Thank you for posting to Pretty Pictures.

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Lady of Lake Merritt =P Sep 21, 2009, 1:40am EDT

BEAUTIFUL! I love that glass doodad

Rose H. Sep 23, 2009, 2:49pm EDT

Hey there, glad you dropped by:)

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Sue * Sep 22, 2009, 9:30am EDT

I'm not finding time to really read much here, but wanted to stop and say hi! I think if I yelled really loudly, you might here me...I'm that close:) I love her garden, and the new gecko is so cool. I wish I had more time here in your "neck of the woods"!

Rose H. Sep 23, 2009, 2:48pm EDT

That close?! Well, if you want to meet up for a margarita at the beach or wherever, whatever- I'm game:)

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sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Sep 22, 2009, 9:38am EDT

Very talented woman with a definite artistic aesthetic, like another gardener here, hmmm.....

Rose H. Sep 23, 2009, 2:47pm EDT

Hi there Sharon, I'm glad you swung on by:) always good to see ya!

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Lucky Stars Sep 22, 2009, 10:35pm EDT

Hiya Rose. Remember me? Sorry to have been such a stranger lately.
What an awesome gardener your friend is and your photos are lovely.
I gotta tell ya - that speckled canna knocked my socks off! Wow! I love it.
- Bobbi

Rose H. Sep 23, 2009, 2:46pm EDT

Hey girl - so good to see you:) I'll come around to see what you've been up to.

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Alex In Wonderland Sep 23, 2009, 6:06pm EDT

It's a beautiful garden and you took beautiful photos of it :)

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Pristina S. Sep 23, 2009, 8:35pm EDT

Very beautiful photos.

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Mariana T. Nov 18, 2009, 4:28pm EST

beautiful and I sure want my garden to look like this - keep these small garden posts coming Rose - I do need the inspiration - love all the orange flowers and statuary and stuff. Salud

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Tropical Garden Paradise - You gotta love Jackie's Garden!

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