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Brunnera Jack Frost

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I love the orange berries on this arum italicum, but they do mean autumn is on the way.

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 This is the third bunch of three stems from my new purple glads. An impromptu buy from the warehouse, they have been great. The colour isn't quite right though they should be purpler, not as blue.

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Slipped up today, no photo and it is pitch dark and almost bedtime, so..... cheating with a photo from last week in Naseby. The very old trees in the domain/reserve are amazing.

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Another wet day, but compared to ChCh we have nothing to complain about. This is supposed to be a monkey, I really should try to find patterns!!!!

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A very important pickup from the airport tonight, the family are home from their travels.

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I went out just before to take a stunning photo of my water lily flowering after its re potting...... but the sun had gone away and so had the water lily flowers!!! So some late summer shots of the garden from a distance so I can't see the weeds.

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Today was spent in the kitchen processing the fruit from central, plus the tomatoes my wonderful friend found at a really good price!!! Store cupboard is looking good for winter.

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Another day trip to Central  Otago today, but no wineries this time. Instead a generous amount of fruit for jam and eating. Also a chance to finish Gee-Rafe while hubby at his meeting. The only problem is Elle-phant has turned out rather small in comparison,  the joy of not having a pattern!!!

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The berries of this Viburnum are  fantastic, but the photo was not taken in my garden as the birds have eaten everything here.

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A beautiful day for gardening and some more fungi found while weeding.

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Eucryphia x nymansensis is looking stunning at the moment and the closeup of the flower with it's mass of stamens is amazing.

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Yet another plant in my garden that has weed status, the Japanese anemone. Anemone japonica.

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A very pretty 'weed' the Californian poppy. Eschsholzia californica.

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It's a pity computers don't have a scent function, the chocolate cosmos really does smell like chocolate. Cosmos atrosanqineus.

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More Glads

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I have come to the conclusion this is going to end up a gardeners blog with a little craft thrown in on wet days. The moment I pick up the camera (I'm away to look for the instruction manual cause I must be able to do better) I head to a flower or plant I saw while doing something else. I have decided I will name plants where I can as it will be a very useful reference for me later on. Today I will try for 5posts and that will have me up to date for Feb. Glads love 'em or hate 'em you have to admit they come in some stunning colours.

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More Toys.

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Wet days, can't garden, so making toys for the expected grandchild is fun.

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A day trip to central wouldn't be complete without a visit to a winery, these will be in a bottle by the end of summer and in someones glass  by the next.

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Mushrooms come in all shapes and colours

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Watching the watchers

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Lillies in all colours and sizes

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