It is always special to see once of your babies doing well. This Iochroma australe was grown from seed and now, with its pale sister, is thriving in Max’s garden. I do wish I had kept one for myself. It could have elbowed its way into a corner somewhere. On reflection it probably is forContinue reading “Iochroma australe”
Category Archives: Max’s Garden
Bones
Bare bones.
Dahlia coccinea
Dahlia coccinea has weathered the sluggy storm and finally mustered enough energy to flower. Persistence sometimes pays off.
One More
A window of relief from the rain. A relentlessly flowering Inula hookeri. A bee taking full advantage.
Rescue
I rescued this bee today. Or perhaps not. She was stumbling drunk through the unmown grass, on a road to nowhere. I picked her up, asking kindly that she did not sting me, and put her on the ginger lily, Hedychium aurantiacum. If I was a bee it is where I would like toContinue reading “Rescue”
Contrasts
Today’s perpetual rain was a great contrast to the warming sun and frisky breezes of yesterday. I thought another “bee on flower” photo might redress the balance, if only a little.
Shag Pile
A wonderful violet, deepest of deep, shag pile carpet. And bee.
Port
Outside it is blowing and blustering and sheeting rain. Hope this little chap from earlier today has found a port in this storm.
Missed Again
Whilst weeding at Max’s I glanced across the border and the Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’ caught my eye, radiant, backlit by the sun. I rushed to capture this ethereal moment. I missed. This more earth bound shot will have to do.
Six on Saturday – Platinum
This might take some time. I’m writing this week’s Six on Saturday on my Mum’s gas powered laptop. It has languished forgotten in the cupboard since 1836 when she upgraded to a solar paneled tablet. Once we had located the cranking handle (filed under archaic miscellany) and turned it over a few times it startedContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Platinum”
Off The Edge Gardening 