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Recording the seasons

07/03/2012 in gardening

When I started this blog, one of my intentions was to have a record of what bloomed when, so that I could provide a continuous look at the progression of my gardens through the year.

I’ve done a poor job of of providing that coverage, and only part of that is due to the difficulty of getting a good shot in the harsh sub-tropical sun, or the importance of getting a shot on the day or week when the flower is in peak bloom… some plants provide continuous bloom for months… posting the same flowers for a number of months would seem a bit monotonous…

On my tumblr blog, I’ve done better, as most of those pics were posted on the day or week when I took the picture.

Over the last coupla years, I’ve taken some nice pictures, and some of them stand out as personal faves.

I’ve attempted to round up a few of those…

I’ve added photo information to a number of these, clicking the thumbnails enlarges the pic, includes the description. Clicking slideshow gives a slideshow, but nuthin great.

I have a number of other pictures that I also like, but I don’t want to overwhelm… 20 pics should be enough for any post.

I hope yall enjoy the photos!


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2011 Autumn pictures

01/06/2012 in Autumn, gardening

Autumn

(part 4 of a 4 part series)
Part one: Winter

Planting the cool weather crops, carrots, turnips, collards and such still required us watering to get anything to grow. The temps broke early this year though…

As it cooled, and the miserly rains made the occasional appearance, the trees began their autumnal show. This autumn was as nice a show as I can remember in this area.

As Autumn progressed, it became unnecessary to water, and as it turned into winter, it became possible to dig new beds in untilled soil. It took until December before any new digging was worth attempting…

Be sure to click the pictures, they enlarge, and the plants are named.

If your favourite autumn flowers were omitted, my apologies. I had a lot of great pics, but was limited to picking 20.

Feel free to mention the ones I missed, and I’ll set up an album that includes them.

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2011 Summer pictures

01/05/2012 in gardening, native plants, Summer

Summer

(part 3 of a 4 part series)

Summer is a time of bright colours and critters and weeds.

Being in a drought doesn’t prevent flowers from blooming. There were endless blooms in the watered gardens, and even the unwatered xeriscape gardens were bright with blooms and pollinators.

Eventually, some people did get some relief from the oppressive heat and endless drought with popcorn showers, and the rest of us saw clouds, and felt teased.

But even when the rain passed us by in favor of the neighbor’s garden, the clouds and cooler temp for an hour or the rest of the afternoon, were a blessing.

On to Autumn

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