WATTLE (Acacia) — LIVING WITH NATURE (in and around Melbourne, Australia)
Commonly known as WATTLE, Acacia is the largest genus of vascular plants in Australia. Australia’s national floral emblem is Acacia pycnantha, the Golden Wattle. Wattle Day is celebrated on the 1st of September each year. I never knew Acacia flowers also come in pink, (Sunshine Wattle – Acacia terminalis), until I moved to this western […] …
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WATTLE (Acacia) — LIVING WITH NATURE (in and around Melbourne, Australia)
Commonly known as WATTLE, Acacia is the largest genus of vascular plants in Australia. Australia’s national floral emblem is Acacia pycnantha, the Golden Wattle. Wattle Day is celebrated on the 1st of September each year. I never knew Acacia flowers also come in pink, (Sunshine Wattle – Acacia terminalis), until I moved to this western […] …
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Bulbs for All Seasons — The Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners
In the next few weeks, autumn will arrive and garden centres will fill their shelves with mums, ornamental cabbages and other fall flowers. And spring flowering bulbs will be available too! Spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils are planted in our gardens in the fall and appear the next spring. There is an upcoming opportunity […] …
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Proliferation — leaf and twig
pink rabbit ears multiply before my eyes via Proliferation — leaf and twig
Thistle By The River — leaf and twig
in the wind whistling as water passes via Thistle By The River — leaf and twig
Wordless Wednesday: Hollyhocks At Arley Hall — Susan Rushton
via Wordless Wednesday: Hollyhocks At Arley Hall — Susan Rushton
Blossoms & Fruit
My small potted fruit trees, hanging hoya and potted jasmine plant have all been enjoying a strong growing season on the front deck.
Fireweed — Wilder Alaska
via Fireweed — Wilder Alaska
L.A. Workers Bulldozed Endangered Plants in Topanga to Ease Fire Danger, Prompting Outrage — KTLA
Crews for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently bulldozed hundreds of federally endangered plants in Topanga State Park, and both state and city authorities have launched investigations into DWP’s actions, part of a wildfire prevention project aimed at replacing wooden power poles with steel ones. “In response to recent community concerns about… via …
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