Thursday, January 18, 2007
Update on my Sango kaku
The leaves are starting to change colour in the middle of summer -that's interesting ... or should I say sun burnt instead? Compare the two with the last photo taken in spring-time.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
10th Update on my Heritage rose
Well, the flowering has nearly finish...yesterday was incredibly hot, forcing most of the buds to open. The flowers look glossy white in full sun and get blown away easily in windy conditions.
I was planning to buy another David Austin rose called, "Comtes de Campaign" but have to postpone this to a later date. We are currently in stage 3 water restriction. There hasn't been any rain-fall in Melbourne and if this drought going to keep up, melbournians would most likely be drinking reycled water.
This morning, the sky looks a bit gloomy and still very humid. There's a possible thunderstorm.
One flower looks apricot-ish while the other look pink-ish.
Monday, January 15, 2007
My other plants...
This is a japanese maple called, "Sango-Kaku", otherwise known as Coral Bark.
This tree has been with me for about 4 years. It's growing in a pot because I'm renting and would like to bring all my plants with me if I decided to move.
This tree develops lush green leaves in spring-time and gets sun burnt during the summer period. Would have been a lot taller and bushier if it was grown in the ground instead of a pot. During windy condtions, the pot tends to tip over, causing some branches to break.
The first 3 years were disappointing - never get to see the fall colours because by the end of the summer period the leaves would already scorched and turned brown.
This year, I've decided to move this tree to a shady area and avoid the sun as much as I could and water deeply every morning.
No signs of aphids this year which is a very good news.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
Relax...and enjoy this beautiful day.
8th Update on my Heritage rose
7th Update on my Heritage rose
5th Update on my Heritage rose
Thursday, January 11, 2007
4th Update on my Heritage rose
3rd Update on my Heritage rose
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
2nd Update on my Heritage rose
Later in this afternoon, I took more photos of this plant. Yes, this is the same old bud as before...a very dull pinkish colour starting to appear.
I saw earlier that there was a bit of an apricot-ish colour appear in the petals. My Heritage rose seems to be a lot lighter than other Heritage rose found in the net. Thanks to some rose fanatics at GardenWeb.com who told me that first blooms are often misleading in color and form. Hopefully a much brighter pink appear in other buds.
Update on my Heritage rose...
Well, this morning, the same old bud greeted me with this pale color. At 9:30 this morning, the weather was already humid outside. I wasn't expecting this form of colour. I was hoping for a "girly" pink. Again, this is a close up view captured by my camera. If I was standing there and looking at this rose 1 metres away, the colour would be a lot dull-er than this photo.
My David Austin rose, "Heritage"
Went to GardenWorld at SpringVale on Sunday and purchased this shrub. It was the only rose that looked healthy and free from black spots. When I arrived home, I potted it, and the next morning one of the buds started to open.
The weather in Australia has been very hot and humid for the past few days. The bud was almost white, and dull in colour. Some how, my digital camera was able to capture the pink-ish colour in the shade.
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