Still pretty... no?

The colours in this photo makes me think of watercolour...

Happy Cactus Monday everyone. Another pink bloom; this time from my ice plant.

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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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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). 

  

 

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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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to find out what’s happening in other gardens.

Succulents in red

Happy Cactus Monday. I hope you enjoy my RED photos today.

My kalanchoe blossfeldiana bloom

I am guessing that this is ice plant. It forms a gorgeous red groundcover along the beach

Cotyledon orbiculata red blooms from the neighbourhood. I love them – fantastic blooms and grey leaves.

… and red art pieces

A couple of pieces completed at the end of last year…

Have a great week.

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for Cactus Monday links.

A vertical garden and a succulent skirt

What have they in common? Nothing really… except that they are both going to be in this post.

Happy Cactus Monday.

A vertical garden

Luckily I had my camera with me when I saw this vertical garden today. I love the painted texture a lot, and with some care and the right plants, this vertical garden could be a stunning feature.

The second photo below is a close-up.

Girl with a Succulent Skirt

I saw a girl with a skirt like the one below a few days ago. I thought such a skirt would make a nice canvas for my succulents. So here it is; her skirt is made up of 2 photos (ice plant and crassula) below.

And finally, I will leave you with a couple of photos of lovely Agaves basking in the sun, in front of an office block in Melbourne.

Happy a wonderful week.

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My own little ice plant for the balcony

Hope you had a nice weekend and Happy Cactus Monday.

I fell in love with this plant since I saw the flowers up close (see my recent blog on ice plants  seen along the coast). So, here is my little ice plant (Pig face to Australians; yes, I know that it’s a weird name) – my most recent succulent addition to the garden.

 

My gold mound inspired piece

And here is my doodle based on my sedum gold mound completed in Sharpie and acrylics paint.

Have a fantastic week.

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Cactus Monday – Ice Plant and some Zentangle fun

We had lovely weather during the weekend, and I went for a walk with my camera. I found some lovely Ice plant (Delosperma) growing happily along the beach.

Ice plant ground cover in the foreground

A close-up of the ground cover

In this photo, the plants are growing up a wall!

I love the flower – it is so perfect!

My Zentangle pieces

I have had so much fun with these abstract pieces, based on…

• Top:  Rhoeo/”Moses in the Cradle”
• Bottom: Crassula socialis

Happy Cactus Monday, and have a fantastic week.

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