The evening sun backlights the plants of the front garden so nicely, sometimes I just have to go outside and get a closer look! Even the plants that are in shade now benefit (photographically) from the light reflected off the front of the house.
I remember when I first bought this the nursery worker said it was beautiful, like a little bamboo. My bamboos are easier to control than this one I think.
Pests like this are not usually a big problem here, and a blast of water got rid of them.
Why have a garden if you're not going to look closely, right?
I really enjoyed your macro photos until I got to the last one. Yikes! I'm very familiar with mealy bugs and no matter what I do, I cannot get rid of them. NASTY.
Those are lovely photos. I was thinking about garden size vs. daintiness of plants--are tiny plants better suited to small gardens? They seem to demand raised beds or terraces, so they can be seen and admired closely without the need to crawl. Macro lenses help with dainty.
Great photos, all of them! And that Hibiscus is such a wonderfully odd and unique subject!