tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post6708448093639880895..comments2024-03-28T19:12:52.383+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Sunday Selections # 302Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-44495367829257453242016-11-16T21:13:42.131+10:302016-11-16T21:13:42.131+10:30What a wonderful selection you've brought us t...What a wonderful selection you've brought us this week. I didn't think that would be a daphne as they are usually difficult to grow and usually stay quite small. I have lots of geraniums but no pelargoniums now..would love to get some but you seldom see them in stores or in gardens here.<br />I thought it a bobtail lizard but no, it has a tail so a different species to those we see over here. <br />Love your hens.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-75130552629937217422016-11-16T17:05:10.484+10:302016-11-16T17:05:10.484+10:30Cheryl; I'm glad to bring you a bit of spring/...Cheryl; I'm glad to bring you a bit of spring/summer colour.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-27609336967722042982016-11-16T17:03:23.917+10:302016-11-16T17:03:23.917+10:30Happy Elf Christine; in real life the red black lo...Happy Elf Christine; in real life the red black looks velvety soft, so does the purple with pink edges. I can hardly wait for my cuttings to take off.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-55718541926471654362016-11-16T01:42:06.479+10:302016-11-16T01:42:06.479+10:30I just love your garden! It's especially fun ...I just love your garden! It's especially fun to see all the blooms as everything here is going dormant for the winter. All things are devoid of color for the most part. We are even past the colorful leaves as they are laying in heaps on the ground. <br /><br />Cperzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-9842987574062912192016-11-15T11:57:56.574+10:302016-11-15T11:57:56.574+10:30AMAZING bright colours. The reddish black looked ...AMAZING bright colours. The reddish black looked like cut beets even, there was so much colour.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-78915632493917118972016-11-14T14:44:08.939+10:302016-11-14T14:44:08.939+10:30Granny Annie; yep, hen and chicks, called that bec...Granny Annie; yep, hen and chicks, called that because the parent plant has the new baby plants hiding under her "skirts" just like a real hen with her baby chicks when they all settle in the nest for the night.<br />A lot of similar plants do the same and are all known as hen and chicks.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-13652708400144050692016-11-14T14:41:25.597+10:302016-11-14T14:41:25.597+10:30Barbara; I thought all hydrangeas had pointy petal...Barbara; I thought all hydrangeas had pointy petals. This is the first hydrangea I've seen since living in Sydney though, so maybe I've forgotten.<br />If everything strikes for me, I'll have plenty to share with others a few years from now.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-13480906667655952342016-11-14T14:39:27.541+10:302016-11-14T14:39:27.541+10:30Margaret-whiteangel; not a Daphne :( any idea wha...Margaret-whiteangel; not a Daphne :( any idea what it actually is?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-78920512693632352122016-11-13T22:18:42.189+10:302016-11-13T22:18:42.189+10:30Beautiful flowers. We call that last one "he...Beautiful flowers. We call that last one "hens and chicks". I don't know why. The lizard was not pretty but definitely interesting. I would not like to have encountered him/her.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-91098163283364880892016-11-13T19:37:17.922+10:302016-11-13T19:37:17.922+10:30.. Hi River... lovely post... great flowers........ Hi River... lovely post... great flowers.... I really like the hydrangea... it has pointy petals and I haven't seen one like that before .... I love the almost black pelargonium ...beautiful.. <br /> If everything strikes for you your garden will be more beautiful than it already is .... Barb xxxxxBarbara Neubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129774816143303590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-13263579010992294622016-11-13T17:30:07.158+10:302016-11-13T17:30:07.158+10:30Wonderful to see the garden flowers.
Daphne, love ...Wonderful to see the garden flowers.<br />Daphne, love that smell.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-66129357001301420132016-11-13T15:34:28.476+10:302016-11-13T15:34:28.476+10:30Merle; thank you, I like seeing them sunning and t...Merle; thank you, I like seeing them sunning and they drink from the many dishes of water people put out for them too.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-81952627187056495392016-11-13T15:31:44.539+10:302016-11-13T15:31:44.539+10:30S.J.Qualls; I've discovered it isn't a Dap...S.J.Qualls; I've discovered it isn't a Daphne, but have no idea what it is. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-65200060763271989382016-11-13T15:30:59.470+10:302016-11-13T15:30:59.470+10:30Lee; no hard boiled eggs here :( I have to do that...Lee; no hard boiled eggs here :( I have to do that myself with eggs from the fridge. cuddles to Remy and Shama.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-5854934134296334382016-11-13T15:29:31.824+10:302016-11-13T15:29:31.824+10:30Cathy; yes, plenty of keen gardeners and many just...Cathy; yes, plenty of keen gardeners and many just like me who plant and hope. The flats are spread out in quite a large area, blocks of four: two down, two up, or blocks of eight which are really two blocks of four with no separation between and each is surrounded by gardens or driveway or both. Many tenants have been here a long time some for forty years, their gardens have full grown trees and bushes. I knew it was echeveria, I have several different varieties, just couldn't be bothered getting the label to see which one it is.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-1686115531525072312016-11-13T09:16:01.699+10:302016-11-13T09:16:01.699+10:30Lovely lovely flowers.
I do love to see a blue ton...Lovely lovely flowers.<br />I do love to see a blue tongue sunning in a safe position.<br />Merle......Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-5109327507398154462016-11-13T09:02:02.003+10:302016-11-13T09:02:02.003+10:30Pretty flowers in your area. That Daphne is so swe...Pretty flowers in your area. That Daphne is so sweet looking! I like you lizard ;)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-52977011194055235082016-11-13T08:24:49.450+10:302016-11-13T08:24:49.450+10:30Pretty, pretty! Are those hens giving you some ch...Pretty, pretty! Are those hens giving you some china eggs? Hard-baked!! They're so cute. :)<br /><br />Have a great week, River...cuddles to Angel. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-31739220498999775002016-11-13T08:08:14.334+10:302016-11-13T08:08:14.334+10:30There must be several 'gardeners' who enjo...There must be several 'gardeners' who enjoy gardening in your complex River. You always seem to find plenty to show us that is blooming in the neighbourhood<br />Oh and Echiveria is the word you are looking for. Lots of different sorts out there. Mt G will tell you more :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487589871746402154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-64104786641562364842016-11-13T08:02:00.932+10:302016-11-13T08:02:00.932+10:30Andrew; no it is not, i thought it was so that'...Andrew; no it is not, i thought it was so that's what I've been calling it, but a reliable source (her mother has one) tells me it isn't. She doesn't know what it is though. I don't care for what's fashionable in the plants world, I just like stuff that is hardy and grows well, preferably with flowers.<br />That particular blue tongue lives under the biggest agapanthus patch so gets a good feed of snails which also live in there in the hundreds.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-89032030922139222812016-11-13T07:59:00.117+10:302016-11-13T07:59:00.117+10:30Elephant's Child; I've discovered it isn&#...Elephant's Child; I've discovered it isn't a Daphne after all. A fellow gardener, whose pretty sitting area will be seen here next week, tells me it is too big and the flowers too small to be a Daphne. but I took a couple of cuttings from it anyway and if it grows I will keep it in a pot so it doesn't get too large.<br />I hadn't seen my resident blue-tongue for a while either and was worried the cats had got him, but then he popped up out of the drain two days ago and skittered back down when I brought him a dish of water.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-69215114529585156152016-11-13T07:55:25.892+10:302016-11-13T07:55:25.892+10:30peppylady (Dora); isn't it nice to be able to ...peppylady (Dora); isn't it nice to be able to see spring and summer from here when you have autumn and winter there!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-76980878716176394252016-11-13T07:54:31.980+10:302016-11-13T07:54:31.980+10:30oh dear, mistake there, it's seven cuttings, f...oh dear, mistake there, it's seven cuttings, from two long spindly branches.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-39824643580780607002016-11-13T07:53:27.651+10:302016-11-13T07:53:27.651+10:30fishducky; isn't it just! and I now have six s...fishducky; isn't it just! and I now have six seven cuttings potted which I hope will all grow.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-9771278470388686562016-11-13T07:52:19.302+10:302016-11-13T07:52:19.302+10:30Susan; I've since learned that what I thought ...Susan; I've since learned that what I thought was Daphne isn't, although S doesn't know exactly what it is. She did say it is too big to be a Daphne and the flowers too small. The red-black and the lighter pink are pelargoniums, they are members of the geranium family which is why they look similar. These are the ones I got cuttings from a few days ago. We have many of these lizards here, our complex of 106 flats and surrounding gardens has about a dozen colonies of them. There are geckos too, but rarely seen.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com