Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Shady business ending in a bit of a stink

A bit of a peek in our shadehouse:


These are Crucifix Orchids I do believe.  Very hard to photograph I found, so have included a few photos of them at different angles.


I love Orchids, theyre tough plants as far as I'm concerned.  All I give them is a monthly drink of worm wee and the very occasional banana skin.  They are all in their original soil - some of it as old as 6 years.



Here's another view inside the shadehouse:


A closeup of that delicate Zygocactus flower:



All sorts of containers are utilised... colanders do a great job for the bromeliads:


Fuschias thrive in there, much to our delight:



Meet "Old Smelly" who has a ... shall we say, body odour problem.  In other words - it Stinks!


... a closeup of the stinking, smelly, flower - so pretty in its stinkdom isn't it!!


On that rather smelly note I shall leave you ;D)
Thanks for taking the time to visit...  I will get back to visiting everyone - slowly catching up on what you've all been doing over the past month.

Cheerio for now and I hope life is being kind to you,
Susan :D)

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Sunday Serenity... simple garden Treasures

Geraniums and Pigeons ... Treasures???
Definitely.
Have a look below and see what I mean :

Crisp white, with just a whisper of  pink


Gentle pink



Rosebud-like 



A baby Bronzewing Pigeon hiding under our Lilly-Pilly



Can't you just feel its little heart beating rapidly
(I kept a good distance away)




Beautiful Mumma Bronzewing - just a few human paces away from baby, keeping watch



The absolute shimmering beauty of her colours