Image: Su Leslie 2020
We woke this morning to frost on the ground and ice on the roof outside our bedroom window. But blue skies beckon and even a short walk in the neighbourhood feels good.
Image: Su Leslie 2020
Image: Su Leslie 2020
Friday Flowers
#fridayflowers
Friday flowers
Kinda reflects my flip-flop moods right now.
Friday Flowers
Friday flowers
Camellia. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Not archive shots today; my lovely community garden has a camellia hedge and it’s in full flower.
Camellia. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Camellia. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Camellia. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Camellia. Image: Su Leslie 2020
To touch a hundred flowers
Rhododendrons, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, NZ. Image; Su Leslie 2019
“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.”
― Edna St. Vincent Millay
Of all the things I long for when the current rahui ends, long walks in public gardens is high on my list. In the meantime, I’m searching my archives for garden-visits-past.
Today we’re in Pukekura Park — in springtime. Covering 52 hectares in central New Plymouth, the park first opened 1876. The boating lake was built in 1878, and in 1931, the Tea House was added — a gift by a former mayor and his wife to mark their golden wedding anniversary. Walking trails take you through fern glades and rhododendron dells, over bridges and alongside the lake. It’s a beautiful, peaceful place. Perfect for a Friday Flowers stroll.
Tea House, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Rhododendron, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Rhododendron, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Wooden bridge, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Rhododendron, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Petunia. Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Camellia, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Petunia. Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Rhododendron, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Wisteria, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Su Leslie 2019
Friday flowers — with butterfly
Seen earlier today. I knew there wouldn’t be time to fetch my camera, so this was snapped with my phone. Monarch butterfly on pineapple sage.
Friday flowers
Image: Su Leslie 2020
There’s not much flowering here at the moment, so here’s “one I prepared earlier” — a hydrangea in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens (with a little painterly editing).
Flowers and the promise of food
The rain has finally arrived and I expect to see more plants flowering in the days ahead. For now, I’m really happy to see flowers on the tomato plants — especially as the fruit is so sweet.
Friday Flowers
Dancing in the sun
Image: Su Leslie 2020
Friday Flowers
Purples and blue
Lemon bergamot. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Hydrangea. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Agapanthus. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Fading hydrangea. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Lemon bergamot. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Climbing beans. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Blue borage. Image: Su Leslie 2020
Climbing beans. Image: Su Leslie 2020
There’s definitely some colour-coding of what’s blooming — and fading — in my garden.
Friday Flowers
