Scented roses by the front window
Old fashioned english roses
Scented roses outside the verandah
The pool house - paineira and Bouganvillia in bloom
Native trees framing the roof of the pool house
Embauba leaves , a natural source of compost for other Atlantic Forest trees
Ginger - ornamental from the Atlantic Forest
Lirio do Vale , Lilly of the Valley, the tropical version
Bouganvillia amidst Jabuticabeiras, a native fruit tree
Hydrangeas with blue butterfly, Busy Lizzie, ferns
Wild Pineapple with a hovering hummingbird.
Flowering Sapucaia tree above tropical foliage and flowers
Bouganvillia, roses and gardenias
Espatódea, Quaresmeiras in bloom, Sapucaia, Palm tree
Manaca da Serra highly scented native shrub
Esponjinha: vulgar name of this exotic red flowering shrub
Cockerel sitting on a Bromeliad
Updated February 2021