So what are these lovelies called? I'm musing about ordering bulbs ... 1000, 2000, maybe 100 -- who feels like digging thousands of holes when it is still this HOT? I adore the cooling trend of autumn that we eagerly await, as much as you surely anticipate spring. Your garden is simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing. : )
Hi Kylie, I see your garden is a native garden. We have old camelias and had thought of replacing them with native trees or shrubs. I havn't seen these ones before. Are they a type of bottle brushes? They certainly give out the colour for winter. Hope you are having a good week and recovered from birthday celebrations. Helen dosn't like caramels so alot of kids don't go for caramel.(jersey caramels). Jo.
hi debbie, i think i love the changing of the seasons more than the seasons themselves, so yes, i wait eagerly for spring. bulbs are so spectacular aren't they? but i'm not actually a gardener so we just have the freesias that have naturalised all over the place. they smell divine. every one of those flowers is a variety of grevillea (i think it's derived from greek and means spider flower) i have a fondness for grevilleas and they grow happily in our heavy clay soils so when you're on a good thing stick to it :)
hi jojo, we have one old camellia which is quite pretty but we have a lot of natives, too.they're all grevilleas, i'm sure you'd recognise them in the flesh, i think there was a time when it was almost mandatory to have one somewhere and i cant imagine melbourne would be much different :) they are great for colour and bring the birds for the nectar, though i sometimes feel a wee bit guilty about that. they attract the big aggressive birds so the little ones can tend to be scared away.
Okay, let's official start this comment. WOW, I'm so impressed. The flower is gorgeous, but the the bush amazing. I'm so happy to know what it is and informed I'm unable to buy one!!! Yey. Not funny. So what do I do, just sit here till all eternity and watch yours grow? I like how hardy it is. Clay soil. That's a bitch (sorry Dad, sorry Mom, sorry sister, I swear, I'm sorry, I swear!).
I love natives. I love everything hardy. I'm getting to the point in my life where I'm appreciating nature as is, rather than control of it. I'm researching natives more and more and enjoying the process of learning how to incorporate them rather than ignore them. They are invaluable. They allow gardens to not only be more beautiful, but easier to maintain. I like that because, as you know, I'm exhausted taking care of mine! I'm turning over a new leaf.
Love you darling and we're working on your award. It will appear on the Wild Onion, so keep your eyes peeled.
All my love to you and your family, XO "Blottie!!!"
Yup, agree, think it's all mine. I even had a dream about it the other night. Dreamed I was holding the word close to my heart like a pillow!!! Okay, analyse that!!! I know honey, I'm screwy!!!
How I've missed you while I've been away! And it wasn't even for that long!
I love the flowers on this post - really quite unusual, in my opinion - not being a greenie, I don't get to see many flowers.
I also loved your last post - can I come to one of your parties?? It looked like so much fun! Especially the candy stick things (can't remember their real name!)
Of course they are Grevillias. I knew they was a similar plant to bottlebrushes. Yes they are all around here but not in our garden. Helen and I have just been to parent/teacher interviews today. We had only three teachers to see. As helen was away last week rehearsing for vic state schools spectacular and was too late to get any more interviews. She got her two favorite subjects french and English. We were in the interview for about two minutes each.
i really should think before commenting..... parent teacher interviews seem to be a special kind of torture, it's just impossible to get hold of the teachers and when you do they dont have a lot to say. liam had trouble making appointments this year, too. if i remember right it was an excursion that kept him away from school when the times needed to be arranged.....
thankfully he is a good student so theres not to much lost if we miss out!
This one (above) looks better if you enlarge it
Good stuff! Welcome to a new week :)
ReplyDeletejust bob
pretty! looks like an island flower for sure.. *jabs kylie on side*
ReplyDeleteSo what are these lovelies called? I'm musing about ordering bulbs ... 1000, 2000, maybe 100 -- who feels like digging thousands of holes when it is still this HOT? I adore the cooling trend of autumn that we eagerly await, as much as you surely anticipate spring. Your garden is simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing. : )
ReplyDeleteHi Kylie,
ReplyDeleteI see your garden is a native garden. We have old camelias and had thought of replacing them with native trees or shrubs. I havn't seen these ones before. Are they a type of bottle brushes?
They certainly give out the colour for winter.
Hope you are having a good week and recovered from birthday celebrations.
Helen dosn't like caramels so alot of kids don't go for caramel.(jersey caramels).
Jo.
hi bob & thanks
ReplyDeleteOOooo, voices, it's been such a long time since anyone jabbed me in the ribs :)
ReplyDeletecome back soon
hi debbie,
ReplyDeletei think i love the changing of the seasons more than the seasons themselves, so yes, i wait eagerly for spring.
bulbs are so spectacular aren't they? but i'm not actually a gardener so we just have the freesias that have naturalised all over the place. they smell divine.
every one of those flowers is a variety of grevillea (i think it's derived from greek and means spider flower)
i have a fondness for grevilleas and they grow happily in our heavy clay soils so when you're on a good thing stick to it :)
cheers
k
hi jojo,
ReplyDeletewe have one old camellia which is quite pretty but we have a lot of natives, too.they're all grevilleas, i'm sure you'd recognise them in the flesh, i think there was a time when it was almost mandatory to have one somewhere and i cant imagine melbourne would be much different :)
they are great for colour and bring the birds for the nectar, though i sometimes feel a wee bit guilty about that. they attract the big aggressive birds so the little ones can tend to be scared away.
hope youre havin fun
k
oops, jo
ReplyDeleteall the pictures in this post are grevilleas but we have other natives.....
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ReplyDeletethat was Ohno, not me. The boy's a menace.
Okay, let's official start this comment. WOW, I'm so impressed. The flower is gorgeous, but the the bush amazing. I'm so happy to know what it is and informed I'm unable to buy one!!! Yey. Not funny. So what do I do, just sit here till all eternity and watch yours grow? I like how hardy it is. Clay soil. That's a bitch (sorry Dad, sorry Mom, sorry sister, I swear, I'm sorry, I swear!).
I love natives. I love everything hardy. I'm getting to the point in my life where I'm appreciating nature as is, rather than control of it. I'm researching natives more and more and enjoying the process of learning how to incorporate them rather than ignore them. They are invaluable. They allow gardens to not only be more beautiful, but easier to maintain. I like that because, as you know, I'm exhausted taking care of mine! I'm turning over a new leaf.
Love you darling and we're working on your award. It will appear on the Wild Onion, so keep your eyes peeled.
All my love to you and your family,
XO "Blottie!!!"
Yup, agree, think it's all mine. I even had a dream about it the other night. Dreamed I was holding the word close to my heart like a pillow!!! Okay, analyse that!!! I know honey, I'm screwy!!!
Love you and yours,
XO
Special!
ReplyDeleteHow I've missed you while I've been away! And it wasn't even for that long!
I love the flowers on this post - really quite unusual, in my opinion - not being a greenie, I don't get to see many flowers.
I also loved your last post - can I come to one of your parties?? It looked like so much fun! Especially the candy stick things (can't remember their real name!)
Love ya hun,
Peej xxxx
Beautiful shots of your garden!
ReplyDeleteI keep coming back to look at these. They're just so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOf course they are Grevillias. I knew they was a similar plant to bottlebrushes. Yes they are all around here but not in our garden.
ReplyDeleteHelen and I have just been to parent/teacher interviews today. We had only three teachers to see. As helen was away last week rehearsing for vic state schools spectacular and was too late to get any more interviews. She got her two favorite subjects french and English. We were in the interview for about two minutes each.
To the interested.
ReplyDeleteGrevillia. -- "Litle Thicket"
Named for C.F. Greville an English patron of Botany.
Yes Grevilleas are an island flower.
Theey are found on the island of Australia!
Cheers to all. John
hi blottie,
ReplyDeletedreaming about being blottie is a bit screwy......
but then you dont know what i dream about, do you?
te queiro
k
peej,
ReplyDeletemissed you, too !
i'd wish you a bunch of flowers for coming back but not being a greenie you might not appreciate them. candy stick instead?
xx
hello maggie
ReplyDeletethanks!
i hope you're doin well
xx
leah,
ReplyDeletei'm glad you like 'em
xx
jo
ReplyDeleteof course you knew them!
say hello to mark for me, huh?
xx
jo,
ReplyDeletei really should think before commenting.....
parent teacher interviews seem to be a special kind of torture, it's just impossible to get hold of the teachers and when you do they dont have a lot to say. liam had trouble making appointments this year, too. if i remember right it was an excursion that kept him away from school when the times needed to be arranged.....
thankfully he is a good student so theres not to much lost if we miss out!
dad
ReplyDeletelong time, no see :)