Great expectations

with the terrace in the middle of renovation, it looks bare from the street as I drive underneath before turning into the parking lot. I've trimmed the jasmine's legginess back a week ago, new growth has already begun to appear. And why wouldn't it, the past week has been a circle of sun, rain, heat. Can hardly wait for the sea grapes to take on some size, putting some green back in the view from below, offering shade from the sun for orchids and begonias, etc., etc., etc. I've stashed the orchids that I've bought at Home Depot in a deeply shaded nook next a pot overflowing with wart fern. They've acclimated to the terrace and they're doing well. I'll publish the names of each when I have enough energy to get off the sofa.