My Formal House, a Few Months Later

Just to give you an idea how fast things grow here in Florida. The impatiens in the front are about out of season because of the heat, but they are still looking pretty good here. I was most pleased with how far along the back has come. If you look across the pool in the second to last picture, there is a lovely tree in the background that has very pretty lime, orange, and red tones to the leaves. It is a Queen Crape Myrtle, and you almost never see them as nice as this one. We relocated it from the side yard and all the leaves turned bright orange and red and then dropped due to the expected shock. But I couldn't believe how well it came back and how healthy all the new leaves are! This tree is one of my favorite things about this particular job. And, the flowers are a very pretty lavendar, matching closely with the ground orchids I put in the opposite corner.

Also, the Bulbine (yellow spike flower) and plumbago (blue flower) have really begun blooming as expected, and is giving the desired effect as a complementary pool backdrop. Watch out if you walk under those Coconut Palms though, heavy coconuts fall down in clusters unexpectadly on these particularly fertile specimens!