We will be bidding 2015 goodbye in a few days time. Before that I want to thank God Almighty for a blessed year even with its many ups and downs. God has been faithful and He is faithful!
I was blessed with these 4 pots of beautiful Petunia plants.
These blessings came through a good friend of mine.
Many thanks to the giver and the middle person!
I have been wanting to buy these Petunias from the plant nursery. The flowers are in so many colours that I couldn't make up my mind. God knows and blessed me with 4 pots of multi colours. There are 2 pots where the plant blooms different coloured flowers.
On closer look this plant has many shades of purple.
This one has a bigger size flower.
Aren't they beautiful?
There is another dark purple in the 2nd and 3rd pic and it looks like velvet.
And my own frangipani plant in full bloom!
One morning a friend phoned up to say she was bringing something for us.
It turned out to be a big bunch of bananas, freshly harvested from her garden.
This is one of the many baby plants I received from another friend.
I love its bright and striking yellow bloom. Just 1 bloom is enough to brighten up the corner of my garden. We were also blessed with many other things by many people but you know who you are. Thank you for your gifts even though I have no photos to show.
It was a last minute decision to put up my Christmas tree and I just decorated it with whatever I have. Hopefully next year I will remember to get new ornaments to hang on the tree.
"Your children hasten back,
and those who laid you waste depart from you.
Lift up your eyes and look around;
all your children gather and come to you.
As surely as I live," declares the Lord,
"you will wear them all as ornaments;
you will put them on, like a bride."
(Isaiah 49:17-18, New International Version-NIV)
"Your children hasten back,
and those who laid you waste depart from you.
Lift up your eyes and look around;
all your children gather and come to you.
As surely as I live," declares the Lord,
"you will wear them all as ornaments;
you will put them on, like a bride."
(Isaiah 49:17-18, New International Version-NIV)
Nancy, the Petunias are gorgeous! And so are the striking yellow Frangipani. You are indeed blessed!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Phong Hong. You have also blessed me with your friendship through the blogging world!
Deletedo they Petunias grow on and on?
ReplyDeleteHello Ann, I really do not know. I was told they are not lasting. I do hope they will be but I do not know for how long. Let's wait and see...
DeleteNancy, you are truly blessed! You can see the simple beauty of a petunia!!...and yes! They are beautiful:) Most of all...you are blessed with good circle of friends! Now..you must introduce me to some of them;) As for us, we can only get banana from the supermarket and they never taste good like what you have there! Oh...but I'm blessed with what you shared with us today too:)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Annie. I am also blessed with my blogging friends, especially people like you who are so encouraging. I too am blessed with your sharings. Bless you and hugs.
DeleteHello Nancy, your petunias are beautiful. I am glad you had a good year and are surrounded with good friends. I wish you all the best in 2016, a Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. I am also blessed with good blogging friends like you. Happy New Year 2016!
DeleteA lovely post. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rose. Happy New Year to you too!
DeleteLovely flowers with multi colours. Blessings from the Almighty. Your Christmas tree is beautifully decorated. Happy New Year & all the best.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Irene. Happy New Year and all the best to you and family too!
DeleteLovely flowers... Happy New Year..
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. Happy New Year to you too!
DeleteNancy the bunch of bananas look great
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gosia. They taste great too. Blessed Sunday!
DeleteOne day I would like to try fresh ones straight from the tree
ReplyDeleteYes, they will taste sweeter too!
DeleteGostei de ver.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e continuação de BOAS FESTAS.
Thank you, Francisco. Hugs and Happy New Year to you and family!
DeleteNancy, your petunias are beautiful and I'm sure with your warmer climate, they can grow for longer period with proper care and feeding.
ReplyDeleteEvery year I start mine from seed that I buy from our seed supplier. I've been growing them as bedding plants every year for about 50 years. They last until the killing frost in my flower beds.
Your blooming plants are gorgeous.
Happy New Year.
Hugs,
JB
Thank you, Julia. The petunias are new to me and I hope I can give them proper care. I was told they grow better from seeds. Thank you for your encouragement. Happy New Year to you and family too!
DeleteThe flowers are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marleen. Have a beautiful Sunday!
DeleteYou have the most wonderful green thumb. You really do and your flowers are most beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYes we too have been very blessed this last year.
Have a fabulous day my friend. ☺
Thank you, Sandee. Praise the Lord for overflowing blessings. Have a fabulous day too!
Deletegorgeous...could be my favorite color!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debbie. Have a blessed new week!
DeleteA wonderful time to count our many blessing. Happy Near Year.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tom. Happy New Year to you too!
DeleteLovely purple petunias. PTL for a blessed year!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mun. Amen! Have a blessed new week!
DeleteSuch beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteThank you, William. Have a happy new week!
DeleteThe petunias look like velvet! And the bananas look wonderful ... We eat a lot of them, the trick here in this humidity is to keep them from ripening too fast! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Sallie, we too try to finish the bananas before they become over ripe. Happy New Year too!
DeleteThe flowers are gorgeous Nancy... such lovely colors...♡
ReplyDeleteYou tree is really cute xox
Thank you, Launna. Have a lovely new week!
DeleteWe used to have a lovely patch of petunias in our garden when I was a child. Dad recently reports a full batch of pineapples ready for the picking. ;-)
ReplyDeletePineapple is one of my favourite fruit. It is good to recall sweet memories of our childhood!
DeleteLove your Christmas tree. So much color in all of these pictures! Hope you had a great one.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephanie. Have a great new week!
DeleteHi Nancy I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. It is true we get so many blessings and it is lovely to remember them and be grateful for them so we can handle the times that are not so blessed. Your plants are lovely. I love the colour of your frangipane. Every year too I like to go petunias. They come in such beautiful colours and beautify any garden. May I wish you a very Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHello Joyful, I am still new with petunias. I hope I know how to care for them. Have a Happy New Year too!
DeleteHello Nancy. Hope still not too late to wish you a Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely blessing it is to have the plants. Very happy colors too.
Wah...pisang homegrown ones...sure manis I wanna try tanam pisang too but ....hopefully it will come true in 2016 la
Thank you, Small Kucing. Greetings are never too late. If you have the space, it will be good to plant your own bananas so that you will know for sure they are not treated with chemicals. I don't have the land, am wondering whether I can plant it in a pot! Hahahahah!
DeleteI love your petunias Nancy.....aren't the colours so lovely and vibrant? The frangipani is beautiful too....one of my favourite trees which I always had in my Northern gardens....but it is too cold for them here.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cath. I hope my petunias will do well and hoping to add another frangipani to my garden. Have a happy new week!
DeleteThe petunias are very pretty and they do come in many colours.
ReplyDeleteFrangipani such a really beautiful with a good perfume.
I made two banana loaves yesterday..
Thank you, Margaret. Oh that is wonderful! I am sure your banana loaves are very tasty. Have a beautiful new week!
DeleteHi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteIndeed, thank God Almighty for His blessing and unfailing love.
Have a great week as we usher into the new year. Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
Thank you, Karen. Happy new year to you and your love ones too!
DeleteLove the petunias! Happy new year to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stacy. Happy New Year to you too!
DeleteYou have the greenest thumb Nancy! Your plants are always so lovely. Lucky you I bought Petunias seeds to grow but it never germinated. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lei. I haven't tried growing petunias. I was told growing from seeds is better than using stem cuttings. Happy New year to you too!
DeletePurchased flowers are beautiful, but your yellow blooming delights me. I wish you a happy and peaceful New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Giga. Wishing you Happy and Peaceful New Year too!
DeleteI have had petunias before...I don't buy that many annuals now. But I have never had nor seen the frangipani plant--yours is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rose. Happy New Year to you!
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