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The end of night-blooming cereus flower season is coming soon. In the meantime, we’re enjoying a daily show – in the morning, that is, since they fade after a couple of hours of sunlight. Click on the image to enlarge.

We have been enjoying a nice weekend here. Out on the patio, The tuberose bulbs I planted a couple of years ago are in bloom. The flowers are pale pink and open into very fragrant blossoms. Click on the image to enlarge.

In late spring, I bought some Asian lilies to put in the front porch planters for some spring color. Eventually, the lilies played out and I bought some Gerbera Daisies for the summer decorative flowers in the planters. I didn’t get around to putting them in the planters since a tomato plant had started to sprout in the soil where I cut back the lilies. It looked healthy, so I left it to grow into a mature tomato plant.

I guess it’s quite common for plants from a nursery to carry seeds from tomatoes and other things. This isn’t the first time for this to happen to us.

This is the plant today – sporting a healthy crop of six little tomatoes. I got a trellis from the back yard to support the weight of the tomatoes while they get ripe. Now, I’m looking forward to having garden-fresh tomatoes grown on the front porch. Click on the image to enlarge.