05 January, 2017

Hollyhock



A bee in my hollyhock


03 January, 2017

Osteospermum = white daisies with purple heart

The daisies are going mad in my garden over spring.

Bottlebrush

Bottlebrush blooming in my garden

Sweet Alyssum


Sweet Alyssum is such a great little flower, it's hardy as and smells delicious.

Flowers in the bush of Dwellingup





 








Still plenty of pink flowers at the Marrinup falls in Dwellingup at Christmas time.

29 December, 2016

Salvia




More Salvia in the veggie garden

26 December, 2016

Passion fruit flowers




My wild passion fruit flowers. Unfortunately it's not the real bush carrying so many flowers as these do not become juicy fruits...
See the difference in the stamen of the two flowers.

14 December, 2016

Apricot blossom




Start of spring; apricot blossom in front of the house in Gidgegannup

Bracket fungus


Start of spring after a wet winter bracket fungus is growing on old logs at the olive grove in Gidgegannup.

Winter flowers

Flowers in my veggie garden at the end of winter; rocket, marygolds and some pink clover which grows wild in my pot of roses.

04 December, 2016

Cosmos

These pink and white flowers (Cosmos) are growing all over my veggie garden to attract bees and other hopefully beneficial insects (pollinators)

18 November, 2016

Artichoke




Artichoke in my veggie patch

Salvia


I've planted Salvia in the veggie patch to attract more bees. 

11 November, 2016

Pink wildflowers




Native hibiscus in Kings Park - Perth WA

Palm tree




Palm tree along the Swan River in Perth