Autumn Blooms and more.

I was home for Christmas. Meanwhile Nanna had captured some great moments in his camera.Hope you like them!

This Hibiscus drove our neighbour mad.All credit to Amma!

Can you see the orderliness?Lot India can learn from dogs!So next time you are asked to "go to the dogs", i guess it won't be very difficult to see it in positive light. :)

A kingfisher?(Help me bird watchers),
My mom says its the Paala pitta,the state bird of my home state- Andhra Pradesh. It is called the "Paala Pitta".In Telangana, sighting the bird in Dussera season is considered extremely auspicious. Sadly, the bird's future is not the least auspicious!
The bird was drenched after a beautiful October shower.

After one of those retreating-monsoon-showers!

Power Flowers!

The Monsoon Lily
This bulb wakes up to the monsoon showers and lo you can see what it does al summer!

Hibiscus
After a nasty monsoon showers....reminds me of that Kiran Desai Pink
...Amma has collected over 10 different Hibiscus plants for our garden...

Rose Rose Rose Rose Roja Puvva!

Nooru Varahaalu(Hundred Jewels)
What better a name than this? Huge balls of maroon attract dozens of butteflies all year round!

Nandivardhanam
If u r Telugu and don't know this plant....you win a citizenship..Congrats on becoming a Martian! :P

Addenium
Bonsai enthusiasts shud strt with Addenium..Looks like a miniature Baobab to me!

Crotans are Crotans!Oh those veins!

Sankhu Pushpam(Double-petaled Sweet Pea)
I should be conferred knightship by the Shankhu species for my efforts in spreading this creeper..empty plots around our house are proof enough!

Graphic Home Garden

What do i say?

Chinna Usiri(Amla)

Wow...those Kasiratnam leaves

An Andhra house without a Banana tree?Who am I kiddin?

Krishna Malle
Another variety of the Mogra/Mallige

Welcome Flowers

Punnaga/Kadamalle

This tree looked so 'equatorial'.. that I was shocked to know it had a Telugu name and was even surprised to see its huge blossoms.(Like grown-ups with pigtails!)

A current favorite in Hyderabad, can find hordes of them on road-dividers, on necklace road etc..and how can I end without mentioning its scent? And the flowers...aah...the sight of the star-shaped flower spangled trees on an Autumn Night is definitely in my Hall of fame(Favorite Sights)

Flower shower

Blue Bells(we named it)
This creeper engulfs our terrace with an army of white and violet flowers. As Garderner's Nanna and Me paid pilgrimage to this creeper in beautiful A.S.Rao Nagar

Bathukamma Poolu
Dasara time and all of Telengana celebrates the Bathukamma festival making colourful bouquets out of these wild flowers...
Bathukama bathukamma Uyyalo...Bangaru Gowramma Uyyalo

The Song of India
...always wondered...wherez the saffron then?

Bonsai

Some of my father's Bonsais.


Tamarind Quadruple
(Chinta)

Banyan(left) and Peepal(right)
Marri,Raavi

The Peepal Park Bonsai