Monday, 6 July 2015

DESKTOP 706 - YELLOW & BLUE

This post is part of the Monday Mellow Yellows meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Macro Monday meme.

[In case you're wondering, these are the heads of pins stuck on plastic disks and stacked on top of one another]

Saturday, 4 July 2015

Thursday, 2 July 2015

DESKTOP 703 - FABRIC

This post is part of the Friday Greens meme.

DESKTOP 702 - BRACHYSCOME

Brachyscome 'Pacific Cloud' is a hybrid native Australian daisy in the Asteraceae family. It features a dense, compact habit with masses of medium-sized, white flowers, set against mid-green foliage. It has surprisingly good heat tolerance and a long flowering period. Brachyscome are used primarily as a colourful ground cover or as a container plant. They are one of Australia’s favourite native daisies due to their versatility and beauty.

Brachyscome favour free-draining soil but are fairly tolerant of various soil types as they’re not particularly deep-rooted. They love full sun but can tolerate some shade, however, they won’t enjoy prolonged high humidity, such as in the tropics. Brachyscome are normally planted in multiples, so check the plant label to work out planting intervals. If planting in a pot or tub, use a quality potting mix.
 

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

DESKTOP 701 - YARROW

Achillea millefolium, known commonly as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. In New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo (Spanish for 'little feather') from its leaf shape and texture. In antiquity, yarrow was known as herba militaris, for its use in stanching the flow of blood from wounds. Other common names for this species include gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf, and thousand-seal.

This post is part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.