Just Nicky

Being a copy cat September 18, 2005

I was inspired by the photos on Jelly’s blog to venture out into the garden to take some of my own. They’re all here together, but I’ve put my favourites into this post.

First, there’s the new growth on one of my roses. The colours are fantastic. And I love how quickly they come back to life after pruning.

Then there’s the geranium in the cat run. It’s the only thing (apart from the weeds) that has survived in there. This is not a great photo of the plant, but it shows it’s amazing red.

And speaking of survivors, there’s the Bottlebrush in the wilderness behind the bathroom. This area is completely feral and in desperate need of attention. The plant has never been watered, pruned or in any way loved, but it’s huge and about to be covered in flowers.

My favourite things in the front yard are my Grevilleas.

And my old faithful cactuses. I’ve had this one for about 12 years. It doesn’t grow much, but it flowers every year without fail.

The one I love the best is ‘Phallic’ (yes, he has a name). I’ve had him now for, I think, about 17 years. I bought him in Coles in Balaclava and he was only about 10 centimeters long. Now he’s just tall enough to spike people in the bum, which is why he’s on the front verandah.

The view from the top shows just how long those spines are

This is getting me all inspired to get out there, but not today. Today is fortnightly grandma visiting day.