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Feb 23, 2014 3:39 PM CST
Name: Jim Hawk
Odessa, Florida (Zone 9b)
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Warm, partly cloudy and increased humidity today with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight. It's a good day to stay home in the AC and post a few pics from the garden. I'll start with a pair of wood storks that dropped by for breakfast this morning.
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I'll start with a walk through the rose garden. The second and third photos are of an Albutilon or flowering maple that is planted in the rose grden.
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The tabebuia that now towers over the house is in full bloom.
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The mango tree is blooming.
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And so is the orchid tree.
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Nice red iochroma and purple Mexican petunia.
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A red blooming dwarf azalea and a hedge of purple blooming regular azaleas:
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This is a big agave called a century plant:
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My Asiatic lilies are blooming.
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This potted bromeliad is sitting on top of one of the Washington palm stumps.
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The plumbago has kept blooming right through the winter.
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This begonia is about to take over one of my gardens. I'm going to have to get in there and thin it out.
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I'm thinking this beats all of the snow pics??

Jim
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