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
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
Sedum, with the common name of ‘Stonecrop’, is a type of succulent with small star-shaped flowers showing up in late summer. Sedum spectabile just about to burst into bloom. A leggy Sedum Vera Jameson with its smoky purple foliage decorating a grocery … Continue reading Sedum (Stonecrop), August’s Plant of the Month
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