March 2014 in the Southern Hemisphere

[johnralphcarpenter]

Wonderful !

[ruweiss]

Fermi, what a beautiful place! Thank you
for showing.

[fermi de Sousa]

Thank you, Ralph and Rudi,
here are a few more pics,
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

When I last saw these birches they were about 10ft tall!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Craig is in the last pic with our friend Margaret;
The mosaic floor was laid out stone by stone one cold winter!
cheers
fermi

[Lori S.]

I'd hoped your yellow might have been tangutica, which I grew years ago and have never been able to find again.

I could send you seeds in abundance but I'd be hesitant to do so as it's a noxious weed here!
E. g.:  http://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/at-tas-yellowclematis.pdf
It's even invaded into the lower montane zone here.

[fermi de Sousa]

More from Sunnymeade.
An interesting tree from South America is this Polylepis australis with exfoliating bark!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

A couple of clematis with urn shaped flowers at Sunnymeade.
Can anyone identify them?
cheers
fermi

[rob krejzl]

I'd suggest texensis & versicolor, but you'd need to look at Grey-Wilson's key to confirm this.

[fixpix]

I love that garden Fermi!
And the mosaics....wonderful!
Thanks

[Maggi Young]

This amazing garden is the product over 3 decades of a very dynamic and dedicated chap named Craig Irving.

Craig is in the last pic with our friend Margaret;

Three decades? And that's the guy? Mercy, when did he start, as a baby? !!!   

[David Nicholson]

Lovely garden Fermi.

[fermi de Sousa]

Three decades? And that's the guy? Mercy, when did he start, as a baby? !!!   

No, I think he was in his teens/early twenties, but is rumoured to have a painting in the attic....
Some more pics including detail of the post head which he carved himself!
cheers
fermi

[Anthony Darby]

Nice form of Cyclamen hederifolium from Zankynthos (thanks Hans) and my wee bromeliad that has been nailed to this three for nearly three years are flowering now. Also Tulbaghia violacea from seed sown Fed 2013. BTW I hate lollipop bushes and jade plants!

[Paul T]

Finally got a computer again after 3 weeks.  Yay!!  Some lovely pics in here as always.