For the Cee’s two-colour challenge I had wanted to do green and pink. But there were so many permutations of green and pink that I ended up retreating back to some mood boards I had started years ago but hadn’t … Continue reading Grey-Green with Two Pinks: Terracotta and Rose Pink
The yuccas are in bloom this month in Vancouver. Watercolour painting in my sketchbook of a yucca that has grown tall enough to turn itself into a tree. This was inspired by a yucca ‘tree’ growing besides Las Margaritas in … Continue reading Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month
Let’s face it, Agaves are not particularly delicate-looking plants. But despite their solid fleshy forms and often serrated edges, their colours are soft and delicate.Which brings me to this Agave azul (blue Agave) in Zihuatanejo. It is one of the few … Continue reading Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave
My travel blog has my favourite ‘travel’ photos of the year; this blog features some items that you might see when you’re travelling but it’s not likely – my favourite abstract & nature photos for the year. January. Macro of … Continue reading Favourite Abstract & Plant Photos of 2019
Most succulents and cactuses are light green, the desert climate that they grow in creating different needs than the bright chlorophyll-filled leaves found in wetter northern climates. Saguaro cactus with owl at Saguaro National Park in Arizona, USA. In the … Continue reading Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Light Green (Cactus)
Natives of Mexico and the American Southwest, both Yucca and Agave plants belong to the family of Agavaceae. In both cases their sword-like leaves grow in a spiral pattern out from the centre forming a ‘rosette’ structure. The rosette structure of … Continue reading The Difference Between Yuccas and Agaves
I’m using a small succulent Echeveria to show the rosette structure of this plant – I can’t get high enough to photograph the taller plants from above, especially since a lot of them are prickly.Succulents have fleshy leaves and store their water … Continue reading Rosette Structure in Succulents, Agave and Bromeliads
For me 2017 was a year of living differently. I made two major moves, had my first art show and only got away to a foreign place once, collapsing at a Mexican all-inclusive for a week. I didn’t take a … Continue reading Tropical Plants for December’s Plant of the Month
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