1065 days ago

I thought it was time to do another flower post. πŸ˜ƒ Despite the heat, I've got the garden shade cloths up, and my plants are doing just fine. πŸ˜ƒ

Sharon from Te Atatu South

Photo 1: My cherry-ice-cream begonia flowers are open.
Photo 2: Got some Double Delight pink-and-yellow roses open too. πŸ˜ƒ
Photos 3, 4 & 5: Pansies and pink begonia flowers are doing just fine too. πŸ˜ƒ
Photo 6: I've also got some white Nigella flowers open, and some blue ones yet to open. πŸ˜ƒ
Photo 7: I've also discovered a white hollyhock flower open on one bush while doing this photo shoot!
Photo 8: Red begonias flowering.
Photo 9: A pink hollyhock flower - I saw the first one open on Sunday, today I see more open.
Photos 10 & 11: Dark pink and white carnations - the first few opened on Sunday, there are more open today.
Photos 12 & 13: Yellow Calendulas. I've got quite a few of these flowering.
Photo 14: Blackberry flowers & immature fruit.
Photos 15 & 16: My yellow miniature rose with a couple of buds - no flowers on that bush open yet, but soon will be!
Photo 17: One of my two surviving strawberry plants, with its flowers and fruit. I've been eating a few berries off it already - will buy some more strawberry plants to add to my two when Bunnings opens, in order to get more fruit. πŸ˜ƒ
Photo 18: My blue daisies - they are a sky blue azure colour. πŸ˜ƒ

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