November 19, 2009

Against all odds

When land is expensive, as it can be in many parts of Metro Manila, people buy small cuts and use the entire space for the house and garage, leaving nothing for a garden. The only soil this house had left was in a built-in planter in front of the wall that separates it from its neighbor. And from that cramped space, this bougainvillea was cascading over both driveways.

bougainvilla

20 comments:

  1. Cezar and LéiaNovember 19, 2009 at 5:56 AM

    Despite confined to such a small space the flowers are so beautiful, you took a great picture!
    It's impressive!
    Léia

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  2. stromsjoNovember 19, 2009 at 6:01 AM

    Cramped but treasured, I'm sure. I was delighted to find these thriving in Sicily.

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  3. GeorgeNovember 19, 2009 at 6:09 AM

    There may not be much space, but this is beautiful. I think it shows how much people desire to have the beauty of nature even in the midst of a crowded city.

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  4. Chattahoochee Valley DailyNovember 19, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    Lovely how nature will find a way.

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  5. PJNovember 19, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    I love bougainvillea and if this is the only flowering plant they could manage I think it's a great choice.

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  6. Leif HagenNovember 19, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    A fabulous flowering plant! I wish our neighbors would plant such a beauty!

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  7. LianneNovember 19, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    i love when the bougainvillea is in full bloom! such simple but beautiful flowers

    leethroughthelens.blogspot.com

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  8. LowellNovember 19, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    One does what one must do; or can do. A great use of what little space there is! Bougainvillea is very pretty - we had some in the back yard...but it froze every winter and then looked terrible and the spikes made them hard to deal with so we dug 'em out and planted other, less beautiful, but more user-friendly plants.

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  9. Don and KriseNovember 19, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Beautiful. I love bougainvillea. I have never owned one, but one day I will.

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  10. DinaNovember 19, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    Flower power, yay!

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  11. KaoriNovember 19, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    Wow, the flower sure did grow! Very pretty :)

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  12. OlivierNovember 19, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    j'aime bien ces fleurs, elles sont belles. J'aime l'odeur assez forte.

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  13. JTG (Misalyn)November 19, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    That's nice pink bougainvillea. Is it equally divided between the 2 driveways? ;)

    I love bougainvillea in different colors. It can sustain and grow even here in Al Ain, even in steamy hot weather during summer.

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  14. Christina SNovember 19, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    Hi Hilda, thanks for the welcome back :-)

    Lovely flowers - bougainillea is so pretty, but doesn't grow at all well in the UK, shame!

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  15. escapeNovember 19, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    it's quite rare to find these flowers in metro manila. but i've seen lots of it in the province. it usually comes in many colors

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  16. LoisNovember 19, 2009 at 10:11 PM

    They certainly did a great job working with what little space they had! Beautiful!

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  17. VPNovember 20, 2009 at 12:03 AM

    Spectacular boganvillea, they got the best from that small planter. One can see many things in this sory...

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  18. gogouciNovember 20, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    The colorful blossoms make this an inviting home. I'm glad they've made an attempt to keep some green space, no matter how little that space may be.

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  19. BergsonNovember 20, 2009 at 1:49 AM

    beautiful bougainvillea, here it dead in winter

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  20. Mary Stebbins TaittNovember 20, 2009 at 4:54 AM

    How lovely. Better to have some beauty than none! :-D

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