Long ignored, I discovered that this tree in the front garden has delicious fruit. Self-seeded we have no idea what variety but probably Haas.
Category Archives: Flora
The Tibouchina urvilleana …
burst into flower last week. Classified as a pest in Hawaii, it livens up the back garden at Xanadu. More info. at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibouchina
The Buddleja is bursting out
Buddleja davidii is bursting out. Commonly known as the Butterfly Bush — but no butterflies, yet. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddleja for more info. The purple and the pink yet to flower.
We don’t know what this is…
but it’s blooming by the clothes line. A vine and lots of blooms and (despite the strong colour) quite subtle.
We breakfasted at Little Treasures on Sunday. OK food, OK service but the real pleasure is:
- Opening on to Maundrell Park
- Heaps of books to browse while waiting.
Recommended http://www.truelocal.com.au/business/little-treasures-cafe/petersham
Native rose
Our Native Rose (Boronia serrulata) burst into bloom this week, just as I was thinking of trimming the front hedge. It flowers twice a year so that the hedge gets pretty shaggy while this and the Wisteria leave the hedge-trimmer charging its battery. How it got to Xanadu is lost in the mists of time.
More details on http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp11/boronia-serrulata.html and http://natives.wikidot.com/boronia-serrulata
My Canon G9 is disassembling
Rain has it’s uses — a vine covering our sheds is bursting into bloom.
Sometime this week I noted that the front panel on the G9 is parting from the body leaving a gap that invites dust and moisture. Can’t remember when I bought it but it has been an excellent still and video camera. But time has made it slightly redundant, especially the manual focusing feature — very primitive.
Will have a look at the Panasonic GX-1 today — main criteria are changeable lens (they have Leica lens’ options) and manual focusing.
Bromeliads
Bromeliads are common here at Xanadu — here are a few examples. Many are considered noxious weeds in Florida because of their mosquito breeding potential.
More on Bromeliaceae at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromeliaceae
Easter lily
A late hydrangea
A single, subtle bloom outside the back door.
Something clicked in both of us this week and gardening has resumed – principally weed clearing from the vegie bed. The worm farm is producing many litres of ‘worm tea’ and weeding precedes distribution. And there are barrow loads of manufactured soil from the compost bins to be spread.
