Thursday, 28 January 2021

DESKTOP 2737 - ROSE

This is the Ketchup And Mustard Floribunda Rose (Plant Patent #23289, Var: WEKzazette). A case of a classic condiment combo that works well on a rose too! The eye-catching combination of bright red with a mustard yellow reverse is sure to make everyone blink and take a second look. Velvety, double blooms hold their bold color right to the very end. The floriferous, rounded plants filled with extremely glossy green foliage bloom in flushes throughout the season and are perfect for tucking into landscapes and containers as accents or focal points. Flower Size: 7-10 cm. Fragrance: Mild. Hybridizer: Bedard, 2012.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme


Tuesday, 26 January 2021

DESKTOP 2735 - DONEGAL CASTLE

Donegal Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún na nGall) is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the early 1990s. The castle consists of a 15th-century rectangular keep (right) with a later Jacobean style wing (left). The complex is sited on a bend in the River Eske, near the mouth of Donegal Bay, and is surrounded by a 17th-century boundary wall.
 
There is a small gatehouse at its entrance mirroring the design of the keep. Most of the stonework was constructed from locally sourced limestone with some sandstone. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries.
 
This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.