Hiding in the garden
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352924)
Rockingham, Australia
May 11, 2025 4:20am CST
There is quite a bit of garden at our house-sit and with the weather being a bit hotter than it should be, I’ve been doing quite a bit of watering. Many of the plants are in pots. Some of the pots are quite large but others not quite so huge.
From time to time, I come across unexpected delights such as this hibiscus. It’s a pale pink with a much darker throat. I was going to buy two roses to put in my front garden but now I’m tempted to plant hibiscus. There are some lovely colours available and you can choose single or double flowers.
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@DaddyEvil (147708)
• United States
11 May
That is a pretty color. It reminds me of miniature hibiscus I grew at our last house. They were that darker purple with white stripes down the petals. The stalks only grew around 2 1/2 feet tall with flowers along the upper 1/3 of the stalk. I keep wishing I'd collected seeds from some of them before we'd moved from there.
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@DaddyEvil (147708)
• United States
1h
@JudyEv They were beautiful... I know, but they always came back on their own and I never thought about them when we moved. The guy that owns the house now has pulled up all the plants I spent money to buy and make that yard beautiful. He says a yard should be grass only, not all kinds of plants that have to be taken care of.
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@JudyEv (352924)
• Rockingham, Australia
50m
@DaddyEvil That's the trouble when you move. The next owner could have totally different ideas. I didn't like seeing our old place and finding out the Music Shack has been dismantled.
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@JudyEv (352924)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
The double flowers are lovely too. So many beautiful plants to choose from.
@JudyEv (352924)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I'm hoping there might be some flowers out when the travellers return.
@JudyEv (352924)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I suppose it's a bit like an orchid. (I'm being polite here!) 
@JudyEv (352924)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I think this one is still there. We were away most of today so I'll have to look tomorrow.
@allknowing (145329)
• India
11 May
I get choked when I look at my photos of hibiscus and now they have all disappeared \\
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@JudyEv (352924)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I keep checking the plants that are in small pots. They can dry out very quickly.
