It's been horribly hot today, over 34 C where I am in Wyoming, NSW. I stayed indoor most of the day but got out early to water the garden before the heat.
The plants are now starting to regain vigour as the big rains have passed. Flowers are blooming everywhere. Here are some of them.
I bought this Eldertree a while back in the hope of harvesting the flowers to make some cordial but to our bad surprise the flowers don't have any scent at all. Then I realised I'm not the only one to notice that in Australia. Then the seller told me the plant needed a very cold winter. Oh well...
I'm not sure about the name of this tree (maybe a sort of Ficus) but every year when it blooms, heaps of bees are buzzing noisily around the flowers. So we always try to trim it very lightly.
I like purple flowers as I find them to contrast with the green foliage. These are flowers from my Sage. They remind me of the flowers from basil.
The Dog Bane despite its pungent smell has very cute flowers. This one has started to open from the bottom up. It is said that dogs and cats are repelled by the smell but I didn't observed that and neighbours pets are still taking our backyard as a toilet... The smell of the Dog Bane only comes out when I rub the leaves or water them.
The Princess Lavenders are much healthier than last year when I first planted them. I guess they have adapted to their new environment.
Here is a new photo of the Aloe Vera, the bottom flowers are now opened.
I bought this Treasure Flower because it has nice silver leaves with bright yellow flowers. I have planned to use it as ground cover on the side as the alley at the entrance of our garden. It has started to overtake the area and I'm helping it by removing the weeds that managed to get through. Hopefully this season will see the whole patch covered with it.
I discovered the False Freesia on our front lawn. Every year they grow through the lawn and it always break my heart to mow over them because they are very cute. So one day I decided to dig them up to plant them somewhere else and discovered they have a little bulb deep down in the ground. The bulb stays alive all year round. I've planted them a little bit around the house.
This is one Orange Jasmine flower. We have a wall made of 4 or 5 of those evergreens. When they are all covered with white flowers, the garden smells very nice.
And this is a Star Jasmine. Our summer smells beautifully thanks to them but they can be an absolute pain in the bum because they are climbing plant and if you don't control them yearly they will get on top of everything! Last year I had to get on the roof on the house because they climbed and wrapped around the TV antenna!
This plant is one of those that always makes me curious because the same plant will have flower in two different colors! I've read that some varieties even have three different colors on the same tree.
Do you know what flower this is?
It's a carrot flower! Well, it hasn't opened yet, so I guess it's not technically the flower. The actual flowers are white and you could see them still young in the second photo. More photos of them to come soon.
Previously on my Ulog:
- Find a flower contest ending soon!
- ULOG 125 - Sold out my stock of Black Turmeric rhizomes
- ULOG 121 - My bee hotel & mini contest to win 5 SmartVote shares
- ULOG 120 - Garden update
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