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This is a painting of mine, inspired by the season. Spring is arriving in the Southern Hemisphere and our garden is looking good filled with flowers and birds. You can see more of my art on instagram: @jammysevenk
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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.
Helichrysum ‘Silvery Rose’. This hybrid can be grown in a variety of garden situations from the perennial to dry garden or a flower meadow. The long flowering performer is an excellent cut flower and the ultimate dried flower which holds the intense colour for long-lasting beauty.
This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme
The three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive weed in the Amaryllidaceae family, which is native to the Mediterranean and which can carpet large areas very quickly because of its rapidly germinating seeds that quickly form a dense clump of leaves and flowers. Both the English name and the specific epithet triquetrum refer to the three-cornered shape of the flower stalks. In New Zealand this plant is known as "onion weed".
Pretty though this three-cornered leek may be, don't be tempted to pick it as a cut flower because it does reek strongly of an oniony smell! However, you can pick it for eating, as all parts of the plant are edible. The leaves and flowers can be added to salads, and the bulbs can be substituted for garlic. The taste can be described as subtly flavoured like a leek or a spring onion. It may be consumed raw or cooked.
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Spring is a flower-filled season, when almost all plants in the garden awaken to put on their finest colours and fill the air with fragrance.
This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.
We had a very beautiful Spring day today so it was good to go out and enjoy the sunshine a little. There was a warmth in the air, the sun was shining and the Spring flowers put on a show. The blooming wattle against the brilliant blue sky is a true-blue Aussie sight.
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and also part of the My Corner of the World meme,
and also part of the Nature Notes meme.
We are rapidly approaching the 80% double vaccination of the population against COVID, and we have been promised an almost complete easing of restrictions. Life will hopefully go back to some semblance of normality, and all that next week. We've had a cool, wet Spring so far, but the flowers seem to enjoy it.
This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.
Nothing says "Spring" more eloquently than a bunch of blooming daisies like on this bush. This is a hybrid of the Argyranthemum genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum. The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, occurring only on the Canary Islands, the Savage Islands, and Madeira.
This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme
This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.
The genus Ixia consists of a number of cormous plants native to South Africa from the Iridaceae family and Ixioideae subfamily. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance. It is often visited by many insects such as bees. The Ixia are also used as ornamental plants and cut flowers.
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The peach tree in our garden is blossoming. Spring is coming...
This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme
