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Some images from last month seeing I got sidetracked by the floods. An orange daylily; the rose at the head of Susie's grave, named Best Friend, and an unusual almost limey yellow sunflower.
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Daylily, dahlia, and a sunny sunflower again.
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Gladioli which were a freebie with another plant order. Such nice big ones that maybe I'll actually buy some.
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This first flower is from a shrub given to me, Grewia occidentalis. It has pink sepals the same size and colour as the petals, making it appear 10 petalled.
The humble African Daisy, and finally the more exotic Oriental lily. |
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GF thanks for the pick me up, love the lilies and roses...makes me think about my cottage garden under over 2 feet of snow. But soon they will start poking their heads out again and then all the yard work begins.
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The daylily again, less cluttered background. A lovely Shasta Daisy , and I think the rose is either Yellow Charles Austin or Graham Thomas, both DA roses.
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wow those are gorgeous!!! thanks for posting them, gives me hope that spring is on the way
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Sorry for this repeat(and repeat) but Best Friend is a beautifully photogenic rose.
Nice yellow gladi, and one of my favorite roses, Belle Story.(DA). |
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When the tail end of Cyclone Anthony hit Victoria and we got very humid windy wet weather, and floods, these (tropical) rain lilies burst into flower overnight.
Another gladi' , and one of the two types of Rudbekia(sp?) I have flowering. Last edited by Goldfields; February 15th, 2011 at 10:16 PM. |
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This is The Pilgrim, another David Austin rose. Then we have some of the Icebergs in their temporary(?) home. Plans change so much in the garden. Final one is Salvia Joan.
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First the beautiful rose, Makybe Diva.
Gladi of course. Finally a most unusual geranium/pelargonium. The stems to the left of the flower is almost all the plant consists of, with an occassional small leaf. I forget its proper name. |
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Okay, now I'm into February and really there isn't much to show, simply because I get swarmed by mozzies every time I go outside and would rather not be there. I'm also researching part of my Family Tree and that takes a lot of time.
First a bright cheery Gerbera to brighten up your snow filled days. Then two roses, Lady of Megginch and Lichfield Angel. |
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Some firsts for me now, my first Leopard Lily Flower, and my first ever Frangipani, named Pink Feather Dove. Both these are from the tropics, but with la Nina, or maybe global warming , I have been able to get them to flower in our temperate zone. The last photo, Asters, well, I have never grown them before either.
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I have a small 'hot' bed, where yellows, oranges, reds are put and took this photo there, the second type of Rudbekia I am growing, not realising that my capture included a big stick insect. Can you see him?
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Doggy Lover, I'll look forward to seeing your garden growing again. And yours, Melinda. After living here (I won't say how many years, LOL ) such a long time, I think I'd go crazy if I shifted to a cold country and had to be without a year round garden. They say that global warming here means the tropics are going to shift gradually southwards. I may not be alive to see that but this summer may mean we could have this sort of humid wet summer more often in my lifetime. Less chance of bushfires maybe - you have to look for a bright side.
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oh I see him!!! *L* isn't that cool, do they eat the flowers? or destroy them in anyway??
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Goldfields,beautiful flowers
As for the winter here,it's not that badwell.... It means,come spring and Tulips,Daffodils and Hyacinths start coming out of the ground,I am soooo happy,checking every day for progress. If everything was blooming all year,it would not be that exiting..I think
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I'm not sure but I thought they ate other insects, Melinda. Here he is again, watching me this time, he seems to like hanging upside down. If we keep meeting like this I'll have to give him a name.
This rose, for anyone interested, is Red Intuition. |
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Thank you for a piece of your summer. We just started another cold spell here -22c at the moment. Your flowers are beautiful, I am very fond of Glads and yours are very pretty. patti
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Oh, I can't wait for summer . Not that I'll get any beautiful flowers like you have 'cause the deer eat them all , but at least it will be warm
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Patti, pleased you like the gladi's. I'm sitting here at some ridiculous hour of the morning, should have been asleep hours ago, and I have the evaporative cooler on, it's that warm and humid. -22C ! Yikes!! That is unreal, all my joints ache just thinking about such cold. Must go to bed now, I think I tracked down the ship my great-great grandfather travelled on from Britain in 1870 - Yay!! - so that's enough research into our family history for tonight. Goodnight all.
L4H, not sure I'd care about a garden if we could have deer visiting. Lucky you. |
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that is such a neat pic, I'm thinking you should name him "Cane".....meaning a walking stick *L*
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Good name, Melinda. Cane has walked off somewhere, didn't see him this morning, but he may be waiting for some sunshine or warmth.
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Well, it's the last day of Summer and it's been the best(wettest on record) Summer ever in this State. I was woken by heavy rain this morning and the sound of it overflowing the spouting, 34.5ml, and there's been a bit more I haven't measured yet. I went out to put the frangipanis under cover, for the pots to drain, and about a dozen beautiful Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos flew over , making it a special day. They returned in bigger numbers to a tree in one of our paddocks, quite a treat to see that many.
A cheery start now for the last day, an orange Cosmos. Then a beautiful bloom that Kronenboug put on display, but if anyone knows this rose, it should not be that colour, so my third photo will be something near the correct colour. I love it either way. |
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Gaura lindheimeri.
Our pomegranate tree, heavily loaded this year. Sun Blessed. |
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Amongst the Echiums, a clump of Belladonna lilies.
Apricot Nectar. Verbena. |
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I have a few yellow roses. This is St Patrick whose buds start out quite greenish (of course) before it goes yellow.
Statice in different colours. Mary Rose. |
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I am pretty good at killing Gerberas if they are potted so I shoved them into a garden bed where they have since thrived, probably very glad to be out of my clutches. LOL.
The lovely single rose, Sally Holmes, and the vibrant Ashram. The description of this rose said bright old gold colour but on the tag I'm sure it said colours of the outback, and that would be spot on. Quite eye catching. |
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Our loaded William pear tree, netted against attack by pretty little (hungry and destructive) bright green lorikeets.
A humble carnation. The beautiful Pierre de Ronsard. |
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