November in the south of Australia means the arrival of long awaited peony blooms in florists and cool climate gardens. It is one of our favourite times of the year when peonies and roses are both in bloom! we are always on the hunt for beautiful open gardens and flower farms so when we came… via …
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Anise or aniseed (Pimpinella anisum, Apiaceae) is an herbaceous annual that grows to almost a meter (3.3 feet) in height.1,2 The lower leaves of the plant are dark green, heart-shaped, and shallowly lobed, while the upper leaves are feathery. In the summer, the plant produces small, white flowers in an umbrella-shaped head, and, in the …
Taller plants moving into warmer Arctic - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45652152
with their erratic flight and soft buzzing she was hypnotized by the bees via Bees — spanishwoods
via Wordless Wednesday — Nature Is My Therapy
all possibilities gather at the water’s edge via Marsh In Morning Light — leaf and twig
in her heart she was a wild and feral thing via Wild — spanishwoods
While other plants have wilted or retreated from this summer's excessive heat, my cacti and succulents enjoying their seasonal residence on the front deck have relished the long, hot spotlight. Many of the cacti especially have been so happy they've rebloomed twice, a rarity for some species.
This is my favourite time of the summer, that time when the cattails (bulrush) rise above their fellow marshland floral companions to proudly display their tubular, brown flower tops for passersby admirers to enjoy. I often stop, mesmerized by their to and fro swaying in the warm breeze.
The Northern Herper 
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