I'm not sure what caused it, but the smell was not welcoming. This was at the end of a 500 ft. boat slip along Contraband Bayou. This 'watch fish' is protecting a young Sweetbay Magnolia. And a few other recent pics of The Fountainhead. Aspiring Bamboo. The back side of the front entrance. Variegated Ginger. Originally I had planted ten of these Callicarpa. But the owner didn't water, so now there are only three. The perfect 'sprawling shrub', just like this Erythrina herbacea.
Fishkill, bad news, at least for the fish. Probably something they breathed. :-( Variegated ginger, as in the ginger you get at the store? Jerry
Ginger I don't know what species of Ginger is sold in supermarkets. Not this one, for sure. The leaves, when crushed, are mild; and the roots smell wonderful, but not the same as those sold. This plant has a threshold of about 4 years, then it gets to thick and looks terrible. Then, after dividing, it takes two years to fill out and look good again. Not my favorite plant. But you know how it is with gardening-sometimes we take and use whatever plant(s) come our way I find it interesting that people comment on my garden, not knowing that what really happened was that everything planted in it, just happened to come my way. There was never any drawn out plan.
Oh, that fishkill stinks. Literally! Hope things get back to normal soon for all of us. We had a few not far from here, too, due to the low rainfall and extreme heat. YUCK!!! Are you experiencing heat and drought, too? all the plants look nice.
Normal? It seems normal. I don't like to make comments about the weather because so much is being said about global warming and such. And since I don't know if it's B.S., a cyclical thing, or the end of life on earth, I'm sticking with normal. A few weeks of no rain to get things really dry is normal twice a year, and so is getting three inches in a twenty-four hour period. Hesitating to make this comment, I say that there is no global warming caused by man.
Your garden looks very nice. You've mastered the art of making good use of what you have. So sorry about the dead fish, that's such a sad sight.
We also hd fish kills here in Iowa. Drought and low waters in rivers. And stinks to high Heaven. Nice pictures.
