For reference, the particular reeds in this photo are "A type of grass, Phragmites Australis". And, before you think I'm awfully smart to know that, I confess, I called for help - I have a brother-in-law with super bright-green fingers. ;)
Tag Archives: flora
Flowers at The Piano Bar
An array of purple flowers
Just another Gazania
Gazania Gazania, beautiful Gazania
A teacup flower arrangement
In terms of a review - I enjoyed the visit to the Pepper Tree. My bacon and eggs was good, the coffee was great, and the service friendly. The only disappointment was that the bacon served wasn't "crispy" as advertised, though not bad by any means.
The only reason why I pick on the bacon at all is because once you've had Bacon Method bacon, there's no going back to the soft 'n bendy kind. ;)
Acacia Karroo aka the Sweet Thorn
Coffee substitute heh? I think I'll have to give this a try. Anybody know if Nespresso make the Acacia Karroo flavour? :P
Bamboo graffiti
Pink flora
Grass and trees and things
All pink and green
And it was all yellow
Reach for the sky
More flowers above
Flowers above
Sunlight petals
Purple flowers
Spring flowers
Peachy rose
I took this photo at about 17h30, while the light was falling and the air was cooling. It was already icy-cold and that got me wondering exactly how delicate flowers like this manage to survive the cold nights that we've had recently.
Sunshine cactus
Last of the leaves
Looking at the leaf's veins - I wonder if a palm-reader could tell me anything about the plant, it's wine-producing potential, or perhaps its future in our garden. :)
Sunshine Proteas
Tiny flowers
Field of flowering oxalis
Irrespective of what they're named, and how diverse they are, don't you think they're pretty? Fields, meadows and forests, just wouldn't be the same without them.
The poisonous Frangipani
Pretty red bougainvillea
Green things
It’s a cactus
It’s Bougainvillea, like panacea
The Bougainvillea is very common in gardens all over our province. They're most often this purple-pink colour, but sometimes you'll find ones with orange or even white flowers. The reason for me referring to them as evil tyrants of the garden is that they grow like demons and bear long, hard, sharp thorns that cause their victim to itch for hours after being pricked. Also, they tend to makes gardens look extremely messy once their pretty purple bits fall to the floor as ugly semi-translucent pieces of brown.
I have a love/hate relationship with the plant. And, for what it's worth, we have three in our garden. I have nightmares. :)
Rose
