Fisherman’s to Seaforth

What a wonderful place I live in Simon’s Town, South Africa

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Fisherman’s Beach

Meditation of the rocks

Hadedas on the beach

Tortoise Berry Bush (Nylandia spinosa)

Windmill Beach

Penguins testing the water

Waiting patiently

Elephant Rock along the Boardwalk

Water’s Edge

Strelitzia Reginae at Seaforth

Yellow!

Traders at Seaforth

Aloes along Links Crescent

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Lemongrass

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Bee, food, garden, green tips, health, honey bee, Insects, Intercropping, Lemongrass, medicinal herb, organic, tea, Whitefly

Sweet Pickled Lemongrass

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus) , are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of lemons.

Lemongrass is usually planted in home gardens to ward off insects such as whitefly adults. Its cultivation enables growing some vegetables (e.g. tomatoes and broccoli) without applying pesticides. Intercropping should include physical barriers, for citronella roots can take over the field.

Lemongrass is widely used as a culinary herb in Asian cuisine and also as medicinal herb in India. It has a subtle citrus flavor and can be dried and powdered, or used fresh. It is commonly used in teas, soups, and curries. It is also suitable for use with poultry, fish, beef, and seafood. It is often used as a tea in African countries such as Togo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin American countries such as Mexico. Lemongrass oil is used as a pesticide and a preservative. Research shows that lemongrass oil has antifungal properties. Despite its ability to repel some insects, such as mosquitoes, its oil is commonly used as a “lure” to attract honey bees. “Lemongrass works conveniently as well as the pheromone created by the honeybee’s Nasonov gland, also known as attractant pheromones. Because of this, lemongrass oil can be used as a lure when trapping swarms or attempting to draw the attention of hived bees.

Health Benefits of Lemongrass Essential Oil

Analgesic, Antidepressant, Antimicrobial and Antibacterial, Anti-pyretic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Carminative, Deodorant, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Fungicidal, Galactogogue, Insecticidaland Nervine.

A Few Words of Caution: It is likely to irritate the skin and produce other types of irritations too. Hence it should be avoided during pregnancy, and kept away from the eyes.

 

Upon golden

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Dutchman’s Pipe -Aristolochia

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Aristolochia, Dutchman's Pipe, Invasive species, vine

Dutchman’s Pipe flower

Aristolochia is a genus of evergreen and deciduous woody vines and herbaceous perennials. The smooth stem is erect or somewhat twining. The simple leaves are alternate and cordate, membranous, growing on leaf stalks.

It has been catagorised as an 1b Invasive plant in South Africa. These plants must be controlled and wherever possible, removed and destroyed. Any form of trade or planting is strictly prohibited.

Rangoon Creeper

Rangoon creeper, is a vine with red flower clusters and is found in Asia.

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Rangoon creeper (Combretum indicum)

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Fountain Grass – Pennisetum setaceum

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Fountain Grass, Invasive species, Pennisetum cetaceum

 

Fountaingrass has been introduced to Tenerife,Sicily, Sardinia, southern Spain, Australia, South Africa, Hawaii, the Western United States, California, and southern Florida. It thrives in warmer, drier areas and threatens many native species, with which it competes very effectively as an invasive species. It also tends to increase the risk of intense wildfires, to which it is well adapted, thus posing a further threat to certain native species. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennisetum_setaceum

Category 1b : Invasives species which must be controlled and wherever possible removed and destroyed. Any form of trade or planting is strictly prohibited

http://invasives.org.za/

The SUN-birds are shimmering

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Orange Breasted Sun-birds

Double Delight

A Double Delight #Rose #garden #flowers

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What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Aztec Lily

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