Geraniums and Daisies

 

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Weekend flowers in pink

 

 

 

Hope you are having a nice weekend.

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A few succulent pots from the balcony, a bit of this and that too

Happy Cactus Monday. Another mixed post today from me today…

From the balcony

Sedeveria Pats Pink, with Sedum (I think… but I’ve lost the tag)

 

Aeoenium in the centre, with ivy geranium directly behind, and crassula in front (with little leaves)

Mixed Graptoveria sharing space in a terracotta pot

To those who love agave

These are not mine, but they were growing by the side of a road. They seem to be quite happy there; there are even a few pups…

  

Agaves and pups growing well by the roadside

And a black and white…

Sorry that I’ve change direction with colours with this final photo. I found these flowers at breakfast this morning. I wonder if these are Sedum Autumn Joy blooms… what do you think?

Have a nice week.

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In shades of red

These photos were taken in England during my last visit in 2009.

Red geranium – I think this was in a window box

 

Foxglove – I love the dotted patterns

I think this is a weed, but what a gorgeous colour

Zooming in close to this lovely red flower

Lovely pink and red flowers

I love this white and red variety

Sweet pink – too sweet for me…

Wishing you a nice week.

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After the rain…

Not much is happening on the balcony, since I’m trying not to meddle with the plants too much, and just let them grow for a while.

Here are a few photos taken after this morning’s rain.

Mixed Lobelia around Dusty Miller (Centaurea Gymnocarpa).

Sempervivum

Chilli fruit hiding underneath the leaves. It won’t be on the tree for long :)…

Wet white-green leaves of geranium

 

Have a happy weekend.

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A little paint job

I have been saving these sturdy plastic pots which came with new plants. When I ran out of pots (again) last week, I decided to paint them to match my existing terracotta pots.
Left, newly painted pot; right, before the paint job.

I am happy with the result; I only wish I have more of these plastic pots to play with. Here are my 2 new pots of herbs.:

Vietnamese mint (left) and oregano (right)

ps. I used acrylics paint which adhered to the surface really well.

 

And here are some foliage to share, all planted in terracotta pots…

 

Geranium

My indoor pot of String of Pearls

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

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Foliage

Just a few photos of foliage from my balcony.

I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Happy Valentines Day,
and to those celebrating Chinese New Year, Gong Hee Fatt Choy.

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Flowers to come home to, a koala while I was away

When I arrived home from my camping holiday recently, I was pleasantly surprised by a few blooms that showed up…

The icing on the cake – I bought this geranium for its lovely leaves, and did know that it will flower. I am thrilled, and what lovely flowers.

Koala

A holiday photo : this koala lives in or around our camp ground, and is not afraid of humans. It was about 5 feet from us when this photo was taken! We spotted 2 of them. Lovely little creatures but they were very noisy at night – their sounds akin to snoring but 50 times louder!

Some illustrations

It was quiet at our camp ground. Besides animal watching (lots of birds), reading and enjoying the country air, I had lots of fun time with my watercolour and pens.

I completed these little pieces during the holidays.

Hope you are having a nice weekend.

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Today’s Flowers – Pink Geranium and Joey Paws

Hope you are having a nice weekend.

Here are a few photos taken from my garden recently for Today’s Flowers…

Pink Geranium stands tall in front of a lovely green yucca and various succulent plants in the background.

The gorgeous Joey Paw (miniature Kangaroo Paw, or Anigozanthos) is an Australian native. The plant grows up to 18ins/45 cm in full sun or part shade, and is drought tolerant.

Busy weekend

As I am writing this, the sun is setting on a Sunday afternoon in Australia, and the weekend is coming to an end. It has been a busy one for me, with lots to do around gardening. Here’s an account…

Saturday:

• Attended a “Grow your own herb and vegie” workshop in the morning at a local garden centre,
• Followed by a trip to the library to borrow a book on succulent,
• And to the newsagent to buy a magazine on gardening (a free pack of carrot seeds came with it – yay!),
• Which I enjoyed reading at the hairdresser, and
• By the time I got home, I was so tired that I rested in front of the TV watching 2 gardening shows, back to back. They were very enjoyable and gave me lots of ideas… LOL, much better than watching Sex In The City.

Sunday:

• By morning I had had time to process the lesson learnt at the workshop on Saturday, and was really excited. I went to the garden centre again, and I bought some vegetable and herb seedlings (just a few to start), a self-watering pot, soil and fertiliser,
• I also managed to squeeze in some stationery shopping, and
• Then I was gardening for most of the afternoon. It was sunny – perfect for a day outdoors. I have added carrots, tomatoes and spring onions to my little “edibles” collection of coriander, basil, thyme, oregano, Vietnamese mint and chilli plants.
• In addition to that, there was a lot of re-potting and re-positioning of plants.

It was a long but satisfying day. It has been a while since I was able to work on the balcony due to constant rain. There’s still lots to do… But for now, I am rewarding myself with a Beez Neez Beer, which tastes great after an afternoon in the sun… Cheers!