Image: Su Leslie 2020
Friday Flowers
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Open and shut
Su Leslie 2019
Su Leslie 2019
In my new spirit of proactive hopefulness, I’m going to believe that what is shut will eventually open.
More soft pinks
Friday flowers
Wishing you all a peaceful and happy weekend, and thinking especially of my trans-Tasman friends suffering so badly in the bush fires. Kia Kaha. Nga mihi nui.
Soft pink
Allium flowers. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Monday Macro
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Seed head; pincushion flower (scabiosa). Image: Su Leslie 2019
Seed head; pincushion flower (scabiosa). Image: Su Leslie 2019
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After the rain
Image: Su Leslie 2019
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Hydrangea Homecoming
Smaller plant potted; larger still looking for suitable home in the garden. Image: Su Leslie 2019
It rained so hard during my over-night stop in Turangi that the hydrangea bucket was in danger of overflowing (never mind the river less than 100 metres from my room).
Despite (or maybe because) of the drenching, the plants looked much healthier in the morning and survived the journey home.
I’ve potted the smaller one. It looks a bit wonky with one large flower-head hanging off the side, but there is another, quite robust-looking stem growing straight.
Hydrangea One — the mother-plant — is still bucketed and seems to be doing fine. Now I just have to find a suitable space in the garden for her.
Image: Su Leslie 2019
The back-story:
How to travel with a hydrangea
How to travel with a hydrangea: day two
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How to travel with a hydrangea, day two
My new plant and cutting looked much fresher this morning, after an overnight soak in their bucket. And thanks to the kindly hotelier providing some oversized plastic bags to keep the roots moist, they have made it to my next stop looking only a little limp.
I’m hoping another soak in the bucket, along with some of the abundant rain that’s falling, will keep them alive. I’m in a lodge with garden access, so they can pretend to be at home, rather than a hotel bathroom.
And the chrysanthemums — they’re a gift from my step-mother too, but the vanity was barely big enough for the hydrangeas, so they spent last night in the shower cubicle.
Monday Macro
Image: Su Leslie 2019
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Image: Su Leslie 2019
Escaping Auckland’s pre-Christmas chaos with a walk in the Parnell Rose Gardens.
Image: Su Leslie 2019
Image: Su Leslie 2019
