My daughter took a photo of a bird. New Holland Honeyeater I think. #birds
Horticulturist, Permaculturist, Poet, Woodworker, sometimes manager of projects.
For: a cleaner, greener, safer world.
Murray
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Desert Rose, Adenium obesum. Not actually a rose but pretty as anything. This specimen was in someone else's collection, I asked about a cutting but have since learned they are better propagated by seed, if this flower produces a seed pod I may be in luck. Caution- all parts of the plant are toxic.
#plants #flowers #bloomscrolling
#plants #flowers #bloomscrolling
This is the third or fourth Leptospermum nanum rubrum that I have planted, nice to see this one flowering, I just need to keep it alive through its first West Australian summer! Plant losses are a normal part of gardening, sometimes it is right plant wrong spot, sometimes just unlucky, sometimes just the wrong plant. I hope I have the right spot for this one. Not that there is any shortage of Leptospermum sp in our garden but I do like this one.
A good (not perfect but good) illustration of the importance of organic matter in the soil. This pile of RTP (recycled tree pruning) mulch sat on the driveway for 4-5 days some of which it rained heavily. The organic matter soaked up the water and is now releasing it. Organic matter in the soil acts in much the same way. Water captured in the soil this way is available for life a much better approach than funneling it into storm drains and out to sea. #permaculture #gardening
Visited a friends garden here in the hills. They have lots of unique local and exotic plants. I couldn't resist the popping red foliage of this Calothamnus sp. #plants #foliage
Ipomoea batatas or sweet potato flower. This plant is one of the hero #plants of our warm climate #permaculture garden - you can eat the leaves (new leaves are best. Lightly steamed or stir fried). We use it for green matter into the compost in summer when there is not much else available. We use it as a ground cover- it is fairly hardy and creates a lush deep foliage cover. And you can eat the tubers.
Newly turned pile. First turning. I didn't have any manure when I built it a few weeks ago but judging by the insides it still built up a bit of heat. Added chicken manure in layers when I turned it. Should work out OK, I will turn it again in a few weeks and a few weeks after that it should be ready to go. #permaculture #compost #gardening
From the amazing Brenna Quinlan: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7195984041047699457/
Crow on the roof of the Best Drop Hotel in #Kalamunda. Taken from the balcony of the Tap House.
