June in May

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Bougainvillea, Coprinus comatus, Flowers, Fungi, Gardens, New Guinea Impatiens, Shaggy Ink cap

June with her Bougainvillea Vase created from pruning

Every year for the last 15 years I have been to June’s garden to spruce it up. I prune, I plant, I compost, I feed and I propagate new plants from cuttings and most of all I make a floral display for the counter.   Gardening is a past time that June has enjoyed all her magnificent 89 years.

June’s pretty no nonsense garden

June still does pottery and makes  her own pots. Look at the lovely display.

Shaggy Ink cap were growing profusely in the lawn (Coprinus comatus)

New Guinea Impatiens, such a joy in the shade

Mystery plant, can anyone tell me what this is ?

Between Heaven and Earth – Facebook conversation

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Dietes, Dietes Grandiflora, earth, Echinopsis pachanoi, Flowers, garden, Gardens, heaven, plants, San Pedro, San Pedro cactus, South African endemic plant

Dietes Grandiflora

• Brigid Taylor Jackson I always know that when they flower in profusion that there is a certainty of rain… always make the garden so cheerful, very clever indeed
   
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  Herman van Bon Same with the San Pedro cactus. When this cactus starts to flower you can be sure of rain within 5 days…

   
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  Brigid Taylor Jackson love them too

   
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  Craig Wright OK, so bear with me here, but I do think that Dietes is one of the plants that is a junction between the heavens and earth. I always feel it is lightly touched by the cosmic, like the picture of a host of butterflies that gently landed on some green leaves. Dietes mean ‘two affinities’ and I think that this openness and sensitivity to atmospheric changes is an illustration of this. Thanks for the rain reminder Brigid.

   
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  Brigid Taylor Jackson I quite agree with you Craig, as yes they do look like butterflies which have been touched by the cosmic, could also be the perfect balance between the masculine and feminine… yes Craig we need the rain!! Will be nice and cooling

   
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  Craig Wright they are supposed to be midway between the irises and the moraeas – possible closer to their actual ancestor – i like this idea of bridging the gap between two things, so yes, perhaps between masculine and feminine – look how masculine the green part of the plant is and how delicate and feminine the flower is…

   
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  Brigid Taylor Jackson Thank you Craig, , yes they are always mid-way. Yes the colour is very male and female…

   
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  Kris Foster-Phipps I love it because when you are in full bloom, I am in the cold and visa versa…we keep each other in perpetual spring!!!

   

Garden revamp

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barren ground, buffalo lawn, feature garden, Flowers, garden, garden renovation, Gardens, home, Home and Garden, mature garden, organic, plant, plants, water feature

The 25000 plugs of Buffalo Lawn planted

a view to the Wate feature

This wall is going to have mirrors placed on it

The water feature

Random pots

Vebfore

Before

before

Six years ago I was called into this garden to create a feature garden out of barren ground. We created the water feature and gravelled the vast majority of it. Recently a Ficus in the garden had to be removed which upset the now mature garden. My client was very thrifty in saving all her plants by potting them up. As you can imagine there was a huge mess after the tree had been removed.

The new detail was to remove the gravel , rearrange the pavers and plant up with Buffalo lawn plugs all 25000 of them.

Kirstenbosch – The most beautiful garden in Africa.

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botanic garden, botanical garden, Cape Floristic Region, Capetown, environment, Flowers, garden, Gardens, Kirstenbosch, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, protea, South African endemic plant, Table Mountain, world heritage site

Kirstenbosch

Water Blommetjies

 

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain.

The 36 hectare garden is part of a 528 hectare estate that contains protected mountainside supporting natural forest and fynbos along with a variety of animals and birds.

Kirstenbosch lies in the heart of the Cape Floristic Region, also known as the Cape Floral Kingdom. In 2004 the Cape Floristic Region, including Kirstenbosch, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site – another first for Kirstenbosch, it is the first botanic garden in the world to be included within a natural World Heritage Site.

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Eye catching colour

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color, Gardens, Maxi Burger, Simon's Town

There are a few wonderful gardeners where I live. One such gardener is Maxi Burger. Maxi took over this verge a few years ago and has turned it into something we can be proud of. Her hard work is evident, with the wonderful display that greets residents and passers-by.

The Metal Giant

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Eden Project, garden art, Gardens, George Fairhurst, hemp, hemp rope, metal giant, rope

This sculpture was made by George Fairhurst as a challenge to see what could be moved using hemp rope. You can make this very tall steel sculpture rock backwards and forwards if you pull on the rope attached.

Eden Project

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It is a Jungle

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Bromeliaceae, Bromeliad, Cyathea, Cyatheales, Flowers, Gardens, Giant tree ferns, ginger, Gunnera, Histories of Famous Gardens, jungle, Jungle Garden, Lost gardens of Heligan, nature, organic, The Lost gardens of Heligan

 

The Jungle Garden  is a riot of luxuriant foliage and dramatic tropical plantings at “The lost Gardens of Heligan“

A Zebra patterned Bromeliad catches the eye.

Giant tree ferns standing guard.

Many different  types of Ginger showing off their beguiling sweet-scented flowers.

Sprawling tree ferns.

Giant Rhubarb, growing taller than my head.

The Jungle sits in a steep-sided valley, creating a micro-climate at least five degrees warmer than the Northern Gardens.

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• The Giant’s Head (aristonorganic.com)
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• Fairytale Places, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall U.K. (thefairytaletraveler.com)

 

“Green Lady asleep in the woods”… shhh

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garden sculpture, Gardens, Green Woman, Lost gardens of Heligan, organic

found at The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Magical Unicorn

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Atlanta, Atlanta Botanical Garden, canopy walk, demonstration kitchen, Edible Garden, fantasy, Gardens, home, Imaginary Worlds – the Art of Fantasy, magical unicorn, Midtown, nature, outdoor demonstration, Piedmont Park, plants, spectacular exhibitions

Have you seen one of these in your garden lately? This one can be found in the Atlanta Botanical garden .

Renowned plant collections, beautiful displays, and spectacular exhibitions make the Atlanta Botanical Garden the loveliest place in town to visit in every season. An urban oasis in Midtown, the Garden includes 30 acres of outdoor gardens, an award-winning Children’s Garden, a one-of-a-kind Canopy Walk through Storza Woods, and the innovative Edible Garden featuring an Outdoor Demonstration Kitchen.

This garden is on my bucket list