Olya

Beautiful pictures of gorgeous looking flowers. I love the color combination and blooms.

What an inspiration!

Silvia

Olya,those are beautiful plants and flowers.
Thank you for posting. It all looks so lush.
Felix

I love your flower pictures especially the lotus bloom. I love the cottage garden too. I lived in England for a few years and this brings back memories. You don't see them too often in South Florida where I live. One day I would like to go back and attend the Chelsea Flower Show. I just wish it was held in the summer when the kids are out of school.

What is the one that smells like cinnamon?

What a pleasant way to start the morning, lovely flowers from your gardens Olya. Thank you for sharing them here. I love that lotus bloom. Sweet almond verbena looks wonderful! Your cottage garden is right up my ally. Your Anne Endt speaks to my heart, and your orchids always blow me away.

Thanks again for the tour. It inspires me to get out to plant more seeds and do more work in my own gardens.

FlowerLady

Olya,

Love your pictures! I too am interested in knowing what that is that smells like cinnamon...hubby likes cinnamon!

Kim

Thank you so much for your words- I am glad you liked the pictures!!

The cinnamon smelling flowers are Lycaste aromatica, an orchid. Blooms once a year when the leaves start to emerge, and the flowers are very fragrant.

how hard is it to grow that lycaste? 'cause it sure is a pretty plant.

Not too bad...same as most orchids: bright light and moist medium in the summer, and dry winter rest. The plant is very attractive when not in bloom as well, with big pretty leaves

thanks for sharing you beautiful garden blooms...i still want to get over there...
I now have one of your lotus babies growing in a large pot (no hole) and I gave one to Thonotarose/Veronica at the swap.
I was wondering about fertilizer. I have some dirt in the pot but the leaves don't look at green as I think they should. Maybe I should add more dirt there might not be enough.

Laura, I will be gone this coming week - but you are welcome to come by at the end of June!
Are your lotus babies in water? They love fertilizer and rich soil...You could put some non clumping cat litter (mix it with soil already there) and some pond tabs/fertilizer

Wonderful pictures Olya, what is that first orchid? I've never seen one like it before.

Tom

Those pictures are amazing!! Love all the beautiful colors , thanks for sharing!