September Garden Images
29 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
in 4. Seasonal Garden Notes Tags: Flowers, Images, My garden, September 2010, Spring
In the last few days Melbourne was back to cold and wet again. I don’t really mind the rains at all but plueese…. not cold again! Yesterday I started to spread some mulch on the garden bed, but I had to stop because of the rain.
Today is still cold but the sun is shining brightly, so after lunch I plan to finish doing the mulching. Hopefully, the weather will not change suddenly. You can expect this here in Melbourne… four seasons in a day. Ha….
Spring flowers have started to bloom, but I noticed many plants are still not in flower. I think they are a bit confused and think that it is still winter. I took some photos of the flowers this morning:o)
It is midday now and soon after posting this, I am going to make lunch and in the afternoon I will be busy in the garden. Glad that I have mowed the grass few days ago when it was reasonably dry. Weeds grow like crazy on drenched spring days, so I have to be quick to get rid of them for good.
For those who also plan to spend some time in the garden, I wish all of you:
Happy Gardening!!
Rhipsalis platycarpa Flower
20 Sep 2010 1 Comment
in 1. Cactus and Succulent Tags: Flowers, Mistletoe Cactus, My garden, Rhipsalis platycarpa
At last! After waiting for more than 2 months, few flower buds of our Rhipsalis platycarpa (Mistletoe cactus) have finally opened. Just as I thought, the flowers are small and dainty and the colour is pure white.
Here are the pictures of the flowers:
Flowers of Rhipsalis Platycarpa
So far, it is only very few flower buds open. I can’t wait till many more open and then I will post more photos.
Photo added on September 26, 2010:
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A little bit on Footy:
Collingwood Magpies are going to the GRAND FINAL against St. Kilda Saints this weekend for this year’s AFL Premiership Season………………
Good Luck Magpies! You’re Going To Win
this Year… 
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Stunning Stamens
16 Jun 2010 6 Comments
in 6. Wonderful Plants Tags: Beatuiful, Flowers, Images, Stamen
Mostly, we judge the beauty of flowers by only looking at the petals. They come in many different shapes and colours, but there are smaller parts of flowers that can be stunning. It is the stamen of a flower. Stamens consist of anthers and filaments.
- Stamen: The male part of the flower. It is made up of the filament and anther, it is the pollen producing part of the plant. The number of stamen is usually the same as the number of petals.
- Anther: This is the part of the stamen that produces and contains pollen. It is usually on top of a long stalk that looks like a fine hair.
- Filament: The fine hair-like stalk that the anther sits on top of.
To enjoy the beauty of this male part of a flower, we have to look more closely. These are few photos from around our garden.
