It was lovely!
Lilies are opening up. This is the view from where I sit in the morning with my coffee.
The gazanias are loving the sun, too! This is a two year old plant, and is truly enormous. Grown from seed, and is just stunning.
Gazania close up shots. The little white specks make me think of bird feathers.
Hope you have had some sunshine, too!
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I never get over the way the gazanias look painted.
It’s sunny here but jesus fuck about 110% humidity. You sweat rivers.
I don’t miss the humidity. Our version falls vertically out of the sky!
Those gazanias seem to radiate their own sunshine!
They do! I usually prefer more blues and purples in my flowers, but these thrill me with their patterns.
Glorious! But they look unreal – those white stitches.
Wow! My garden is full of them and none are this big and they are indigenous to South Africa!
What are you feeding them?
Miracle Gro, but to be honest I’ve not fed anything in over a month. Hopefully get to it today!
I have begun feeding some of the plants with pond-water run off. It’s like liquid fish poo! The roses seem to like it.
Lots of nitrogen, sure!
Did I say these gazanias overwintered? They looked pretty scraggly but survived.
We are hitting winter down here at the moment, and w.ill soon look a bit worse for wear
It is still bright and sunny but a real nip in the air, and up here in Johannesburg frost looms.
I have been collecting seeds.
I normally take around half of what a pod produces and these are in an old Yogurt tub on top of a filing cabinet in my office.
Come spring I will sow them.
I have done this before but not with so many seeds.
Next year I am determined to have the garden smothered.
We’ll see!
Do yours survive the winter? How cold does it get, at the worst?
Yes, they generally survive. After all they are indigenous! But we get frost and that does take its toll.
Up here, the worst will be around minus 1 or 2 at night.
The wind chill factor might drop that a degree or two more on occasion.
About the same as here, then! My gardening uncle-in-law was here yesterday and was totally jealous – said his didn’t survive the winter.
Probably best I don’t post photos of the gazanias in our garden, in that case!
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A complete deluge here, plus I am laid up with another foot injury. :-(( Your magnificent flowers are a welcome relief.
Oh no! What happened?
And your garden is FULL of COLOR!
That first photo is wonderful: love the colors and contrast, the bumpy texture, and the dark and light highlights and shadow ( and of course the happy beyond belief flowers.
Thanks for the close up of the gazanias. Always amazed by the intricate design of nature – really dramatic
(ands it’s like 104 here today with high humidity from Cindy’s storm rain bands….melting…melting…melting)
you’re quiet ….
…but in my head, the screaming won’t stop.
There, I posted. It’s a text of joy, I tell ye.
Really pretty pics Spiders, especially the gorgeous gazanias! And also, many thanks for the follow on my author blog – and taking the time to read and comment on The Dust Bunnies! 🙂
Beautiful flowers 👍👌👌👌👌