Come for a stroll...

into my spring garden;


Early morning, it is going to be a fine day...
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First we have a look at the Agapanthus. They are just starting to flower. Some are still tight and secure in their "sleeping bags"... yes, most of them I have grown from seed over the years. Most of the time they do all the work. They scatter the seed and I can collect the seedlings grow them on in pots and when they are big enough plant them out into the garden.

The Agapanthus are an attractive bunch at any stage...

Agapanthus ("Lily of the Nile") is a genus of flower plants with six to ten species depending on how the different species are classified. They are all herbaceous perennial plants native to South Africa. They have been placed either in the family Alliaceae, or separated into their own monogeneric family Agapanthaceae (e.g. Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium).
Members of the genus have funnel-shaped flowers, in varying shades of blue colors with white flowering forms occurring. The species have been hybridized to produce additional colors in plants under cultivation. The flowers are produced in many-flowered cymes on long, erect stems called scapes, which can grow up 1 m long. The basal leaves are curved, lanceolate, and are up to 60 cm long.

Come we go past the Melaleuca, its papery bark is nice to touch...

Look here grows a Hoya. She has found her way under the canopy of a Wisteria...

This old fashioned climbing rose is still out in full force displaying its bunches of sweeties...

Ah, my little helper...where are your companions?

Have you seen the tall Lilies, no unfortunately they are not yet in flower, perhaps next week...
colour...white and beautifully scented...

We are going down here...to see...

the new fronds of the upside down fern...yes, this is a very hardy fern, it thrives in a moist, shady spot... but it doesn't really mind the sun.

Oh, look here a praying mantis in the Jasmin...a typical Aussie...upside down...

Look at the tiny bunches of grapes....when are they ripe.... if the weather is favourable at the end of December...yum...

I like the Coreopsis they look so cheerful. Yes they are ever present in spring through early summer...

You should not leave before you had a look at my day lilies. "Bold encounter" is one of the new ones I planted last winter...

Let me have a look at this wonderful blue...this is the blue bog salvia. The easiest plant to grow. It prefers a wet or moist place but will also grow in a dry area. It has just started to bloom and will do so over the long, hot summer... it needs a bit of a haircut from time to time and it also likes to run....

Come this way... I think I have to go now...

Yes, I know it is time to go, but quickly have a look at those...

Come on, have a game with me...about time...

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Organic tip of the week; white tea is supposed to be very good for you; it is also very nice to drink when it is brewed correctly.

White tea is tea manufactured by a process that uses relatively low heat and no rolling. The formative stage is an extended period of withering, during which enzymatic reactions progress under the right temperature, humidity and airflow. The key is to get the fresh leaves to mature properly with minimal oxidation. White tea usually contains buds and young tea leaves, which have been found to contain lower levels of caffeine than older leaves, suggesting that the caffeine content of some white teas may be slightly lower than that of green teas.

White tea is a specialty of the Chinese province Fujian. The leaves come from a number of varieties of tea cultivars. The most popular are Da Bai (Large White), Xiao Bai (Small White), Narcissus and Chaicha bushes. According to the different standards of picking and selection, white teas can be classified into a number of grades, further described in the varieties section.
Ceylon White: A highly prized tea grown in Sri Lanka. Ceylon White tea can fetch much higher prices than black tea from the area. The tea has a very light liquoring with notes of pine and honey and a golden coppery infusion.
Darjeeling White: It has a delicate aroma and brews to a pale golden cup with a mellow taste and a hint of sweetness. This tea is particularly fluffy and light. A tea from Darjeeling, India.
Assam White: White tea production in the Assam region is rare. Much lighter in body than the traditional black teas, a white Assam yields a refined infusion that is naturally sweet with a distinct malty character.
African White: Produced in minuscule amounts in Malawi and Kenya, mostly as silver needles (Yin Zhen) type made of assamensis buds; usually higher in caffeine und richer in flavour than Chinese whites, sometimes approaching yellow teas, and often changing flavours in the cup.
White Puerh Tea: Harvested in the spring from plantations found high on remote mountain peaks of Yunnan Province, China. Incredibly labor intensive with each step processed by hand, these luxury whites are wonderfully rich in fragrance, and possess an alluring, sweet nectar-like quality. Wikipedia


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