Flowers to come home to

The weather was cold and windy, but Melbourne’s weather is lovely today. There was no wind so I managed to take some photos.

These plants have been left to fend for themselves over Melbourne’s winter while I was away, with a dripper that feeds water once a week. It was nice to come home to see some flowers :)

 

These plants have been untouched, so here are some blooms with spider webs.

This is the first time I am seeing so many of these Kalanchoe blooms. Maybe I should go away more often.

The Crassula Diane is a very hardy variety, and may have taken over some pots…

 

The Jade Plant is also quite hardy

Succulents all squished together – it’s survival of the fittest

If you can, grow tall – I’ve got to do something about these

And these…

There are lots to do… Happy gardening.

A few more photos…

I am getting confused with names of succulents. They are either Sedeverias, Sedums, Graptoverias, Aloes, Crassulas, Kalanchoes, Aeoniums  or some other “similar” sounding names…

Whatever they are called, I love them. Here are a few more from the balcony.

This photo prompted me to write the opening paragraph. I love this baby… but I cannot tell you the name unless I hunt for its tag…

Sometimes I come across Blue Chalk Stick as the name of this lovely plant. I think it’s easier to remember than Senecio…

 

Kalanchoe… I think this specie is easier to recognised by the shape of its leaves.

Echeveria and sedum… someone asked if this blue grey bloom was a ghost plant in an earlier post.  That would be an easier name to remember…

Sedum (probably)… wearing my Learner Gardener’s hat, this plant should not be classified as a succulent. Unlike the others, it loves water, so it messes up my watering routine. 

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Vegetables

are less confusing, I think...

There truth is I’ve given up on vegetables. They also mess up my watering routine and I don’t cook enough… These are my last few photos.

Have you seen a lonelier chilli?

Vietnamese mint makes me feel good as a gardener, like I’ve done something right. It just grows and grows and keep growing….

Oregano is also a happy plant on my balcony.

I love the smell of Rosemary. I cannot help but touch it.

Happy Gardening!

I’ll be taking a break for a little while. Please visit my other blog, as I will still be Enjoying the Good Life.

A few favourites

The plants have enjoyed summer, and I have enjoyed seeing them grow… It’s autumn now. I went out onto the cold windy balcony this morning to take these photos. Just a few of my favourite pots to share…

Echeveria Fred Ives with Crassula Diane spilling over the pot

On the right is Sedum Gold Mound, another favourite. I notice that it tends to grow too long in winter, but in summer, it’s nicer because it’s compact.

Another Echeveria with Crassula Diane in the same pot, and a Sedum in the terracotta coloured pot.

Hope you are having a nice week.

Succulents pots

Happy weekend. 

Today I am sharing a couple of photos of my potted plants and one on my sempervivum.

A few kalanchoe flapjacks in the middle surrounded by crassula with yellow flowers, echeveria with buds on the right and Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana with red blooms.

 

A mixture of aeoniums and sempevivum in a shallow pot

 

And finally, zooming in to the sempervivum.

Have a nice weekend.

Succulent flowers

Happy Cactus Monday. Another few photos to share this week…



Lovely crassula flowers



I love zooming in. The little flowers seem more significant



You have seen this a few weeks ago, but they have not bloomed.



We call this Pig Face (ice plant) in Australia. It was a very hard one to photograph last week. I have attempted to photograph it a few times when there was no wind, only to find the flower closed up. Anyway, see next photo…



 This is a photo from last season.

I have a few ongoing but not very exciting activities on my balcony including

• Replacing my watering system, which decided to stop working
• Repositioning pots as I am getting some sun on the balcony, and
• Re-potting, etc.

Wish I have more space to buy new plants! Happy gardening and have a great week.

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White Geranium and Orange/red kangaroo paw

A couple of photos taken today on the balcony:

White geranium

Kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos), with jade plant (Crassula Ovata) and sedum burrito in the background

Hope you are having a nice weekend.

Today’s Flowers

Circular succulents, flowers and leaf

 

Hope you are having a nice week. Here are a few photos from various places that I have been to, including my little balcony.

Not much activity on my balcony, except the silent growth of plants in spring (yes, spring in Australia). We are having a lot of rain, so the succulents are placed under shelter, and  I have bought a new chilli plant. Each morning I look outside when get out of bed; excited at the prospect of seeing new flowers :). I love spring.

More photos next time.

Assorted succulents

Happy Cactus Monday.

Hope you had a nice weekend. It’s a busy week for me, since I’ve started taking Japanese Language lessons. It’s a lot of fun but rather difficult. I look forward to the day when I can understand an Anime film in Japanese!

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Spring flowers

It’s Springtime in Australia and a few flowers have bloomed and more are on the way…

Tiny Crassula Anomala flower

Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana with it’s silvery green neighbour Eremophila Glabra. This is an Australian native which flowered a few weeks ago (during winter).

 

Poor Graptoveria Debbie has suffered in the recent hailstorm… it’s scarred but it will look better when the flowers bloom

 

It’s neighbour is slightly ahead… surrounded by jelly beans.

Have a nice weekend.

Succulent and flowers

Happy Cactus Monday.

I am sharing a few photos I took at a restaurant. Hope you enjoy these.

And a few more, these are taken on my balcony (below). 

  

 

Have a nice week. Visit Teri’s Painted Daisies for more Cactus Monday links.