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GBBD: May 08 - GTNI
Fortunately I have something to show this month as part of Carol's "Garden Bloggers Bloom Day". April was a write-off with most of my flowers dying off or failing to bloom early enough. Yet this month has been a standout, thanks predominantly to our beautiful Aussie natives.
So, without further adoo sit back and enjoy a few of our wonderful blooms.
This fabulous borage self-seeded right next to the kid's playground equipment and has happily grown over the past few months blooming far better in this location than in the herb garden I prepared for them. Go figure.
This Arctotis hugs the ground in one of our front garden beds and flowers for most of the year. Last month it was looking a little tired from the end of summer but with a few May showers it's sprung back into life.
Bordering on our shade garden is this wonderful Yuletide camellia. It has been fairly slow-growing but I think this has been mainly attributed to its lack of sunlight. Yet, it still flowers profusely at the start of winter.
The sum total of my veggie patch at the moment. Red cabbages and rainbow chard.
I've talked about the foliage on my Grevillea 'Canterbury Gold' before and you've seen the blooms in my logo but here they are close up. Exquisite detail makes grevilleas a must for Aussie gardens.
Last month, this Grevillea johnsonii was pecked to pieces by the honey-eaters so finally it's getting some well-deserved reprieve before they maul it again during winter. I have just planted another grevillea, G. magnifica, as well and will hopefully have some blooms for you in the next month or two.
This is a close-up of Correa pulchella 'Firestorm' that I shared recently. It hasn't stopped flowering since I bought it nearly 5 weeks ago.
Leschenaultia formosa 'El Dorado'. It's a beautiful form of leschenaultia that grows native in this region. I have just planted another species, L. biloba, which displays the most amazing blue flowers you will have ever seen. Stay tuned.
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Comments
I really liked the Grevillias. I have one which is a dark red flower which I adore. I only got it last summer so its still quite new to me. I didnt know that there were other varieties.
Posted by: Helen | May 15, 2008 5:17 PM
I didnt know that there were other varieties. - then Helen, you are in for one awesome surprise. The grevillea family has about 270 known species and many come in different forms meaning there are probably more than 1000+ varieties. They are all wonderful and if you're impressed with the one you have then look forward to finding some more - I can guarantee that you will be suitably impressed.
Thanks for dropping in.
Posted by: Stuart | May 15, 2008 7:08 PM
Hi Stuart, your flowers are all beauties, but the grevilleas are the stars. Honey eaters? Hummingbirds or mammals?
Frances at Faire Garden
Posted by: Frances | May 16, 2008 12:07 AM
The yuletide Camelia is beautiful. I love the colour!
Posted by: Laura | May 16, 2008 3:42 AM
Great pics Stuart!!
Posted by: LetsPlant | May 16, 2008 5:01 AM
Beautiful flowers! Since many Australian plants grow well here, in Southern California, I wonder if any of these would.
Posted by: Lin | May 16, 2008 5:49 PM
Hey Stuart,
A quick question for you. What is that frame your vegetables are growing in?
Rees
Posted by: rees cowden | May 16, 2008 9:35 PM
Hi Stuart, I am out and about in the blogosphere visting all the bloom day posts. You have some unusual plants, at least they are new to me, and quite interesting, especially the grevillea.
Thanks for joining in again, and I hope you have some flowers next month, too!
Posted by: Carol, May Dreams Gardens | May 18, 2008 12:01 PM
Cheers Carol. I enjoy joining in to GBBD but I usually find I'm too busy with 'life' or Blotanical stuff that I end up missing it. It's a fantastic avenue for people to reveal their gardens and document what's blooming and when. Keep up the great work. I will participate as often as possible.
Posted by: Stuart | May 18, 2008 12:13 PM