Thursday, 10 October 2019

Spring Abundance

Tamarillo
 Mid or late Spring, in this Coffs Coast, NSW, subtropical climate zone, and we there is an abundance of flowers and fruit.

Heritage Rose

Louisiana Iris

Salvia

Salvia

Nasturtium

Begonia

New shoots of Stevia

Red Russian Kale

Lipstick Bromeliad

Lychee Flowers

Black Mulberry

Persimmon Flowers

White Peach

White Mulberry

Grumichama


Gulf Gold Japanese Plum

Black Sapote

New leaves on Amla


Natal Plum


Brazil (Surinam) Cherry

Illawarra Flame Tree flower buds

New leaves on Grape


Macadamia Nut

Pecan Nut Flowers


Kiwi Fruit Flowers



Flowers and immature Jaboticaba fruit



Passionfruit

Kumquats


New Banana leaves with Dorrigo Tree Waratah

Retention Pond

Cranberry Hibiscus flower

Cordyline flower

Pear flower


Louisiana Iris

Arum Lilies

Wendy's Wish Salvia

Louisiana Iris

Miniature Zygocactus

Orange Browallia

Blueberry and variegated Hibiscus


Friday, 4 October 2019

A huge Jaboticaba Harvest is predicted.


We have two large leaf and one small leaf Jaboticaba trees. After some rain and Spring warmth they have burst into flower.



Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Tuesday, 24 September 2019

After some Spring rains, an abundance of flowers

The Forest Pansy's (Cercis canadensis) leaves rival any flowers.

The Walking Iris go crazy after rain.

Pink Arum is well behaved.

Green Goddess Arum Lily in a pond with a Mango flower behind.

Brunfelsia
Wikipedia



From the Spa terrace.



Friday, 13 September 2019

Red Browed Finches love a bath



Australian Red Browed Finches loving a bath after feasting on the Winter Grass we have allowed in our patch of house lawn.


Wednesday, 7 August 2019

A stroll in very early Spring in the Bellinger River Valley.

Despite that it is still the first week of August it is very early Spring on the Coffs Coast. In the Fernmount Food Forest fruit trees are bursting into flower if they are receiving some northern sun.

Amaranth
 All through Winter self sown Amaranth have thrived in a sunny spot.


Dwarf White Peach


Friday, 2 August 2019

Ornamentals for early August on the Coffs Coast

Pansies

 Spring is almost here. Some peaches and plums are flowering. These ornamental plants thrive in our mild Coffs Coast winters.


Justicia aurea

Jade (Fine Leaved)

Portulacaria afra


Jade Plant


Purple Tibouchina flowers with red Acalypha leaves behind.

Bright Nasturtium with red Irisene leaves

Elegant Furcrea leaves with red Penta flowers

Baby Donkeys Ears growing in a crack.

The last small Bromeliad flower.