Light through leaves

Posted on July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bush, Green, jigsaw puzzle, Leaf, Leaves, Life, Nature, Plant, Shapes, Tree, WorldLeave a comment

I noticed how light shines through the leaves of this plant. The leaves are spread out so the light gets to most of them. Looking at trees, I can see the leaves do the same thing. They spread out and don’t overlap much. If you look closely at trees and other plants you can see the leaf pattern fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle. Sometimes when you see a bush the leaves are all on the outside, close fitting, and the centre is just branches and twigs. The internal area has been shaded out by the ball of leaves around it. Maximum photosynthesis and maximum food for the plants. Nature is wonderful, and evolution is amazing.

Convolvulus

Posted on July 13, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged convolulus, Flowers, Green, Overgrown, overwhelming, Plant, stems, weed2 Comments

Lovely flowers on convolulus plant, they may look beautiful but the plant grows madly and scrambles over other plants. It entwines and strangles them. The stems grow long distances and the plant can smother a garden. I saw these at Bovisand Bay in Devon. The fly on them gives an idea of their scale. The leaves are heart shaped and block out the light to underlying plants. If you get it in your garden it takes a lot of work to remove it. If you leave a tiny bit of its white roots in the soil a whole new plant will grow from it.

Weight on the fence.

Posted on July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Colours, Fence, Fun, Gardening, Hanging baskets, Plant, Planting, pots, SummerLeave a comment

The trouble with attaching hanging baskets to the fence is that as they grow and get heavier with watering it starts to bend. It’s quite a strong trellis but I think it will need replacing in a couple of years.

The wall the fence is attached to is the same old bricks the house is made of with curved coping stones on the top to keep moisture out of the centre of the wall.

Each basket has many different plants crammed in them, then there are a series of smaller baskets with single species in them. There are individual pots balanced on the top of the wall and lots of them on the ground below. Planting up pots requires a balance of compost with crocks (broken pottery) in the bottom of the pots so they have drainage, but then I usually place a saucer or a bowl underneath to catch the water so that it doesn’t dry out. We have a hose pipe so we can water everything regularly.

Poppy in a pot

Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged bright red, Gardening, open flower, outdoor plant, Plant, Poppy, Pot, WeatherLeave a comment

While I was singing yesterday I spotted a stall selling plants. I got this poppy plant from them. When I got home it was tipping it down with rain so I left it in the bag in the living room. When I got up this morning one of the flowers had opened up in this beautiful red colour. I think the warmth has bought it out. I will put it out on the wall outside.

Peony

Posted on June 3, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cream, Flower, Garden, Gardening, Green, Life, peony, Pink, Plant, Time, Trees, Work4 Comments

Our old peonies didn’t flower this spring but a new peony has come into bloom and its a pale creamy pin. Is a bright spot in a very overgrown jungle! Hubby asked if it was a poppy and I thought it would be until he showed it to me. I don’t even remember planting it.

Gardening takes hard work and effort. I wish I had the energy to do more of it. The garden needs a serious hacking back. Bringing light back in and reducing shade… Its actually quite frightening.

Tree feet?

Posted on May 28, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Feet, Growth, Hand, Ivy, muscles, Plant, Slow, stem, Thinking, Time, TreeLeave a comment

A rim of moss a foot up the trunk of the tree from its roots. Must be where the rain splashes up. But to me it looked like feet or hands reaching down into the soil. If the roots grasped the soil would squidge up like mud. Spurting up because of the force and strength of the tree. What would happen if trees had muscles. If a simple ivy can twist and squeeze a stem perhaps a tree could tighten round a car or a building. Seeds get into cracks and grow and break stone. Time allows them to do this. The growth is slow. But it can change the landscape.

Poppy painting

Posted on May 16, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Fine Art, Flower, Gardening, Painting, Plant, Poppy, Red, White2 Comments

Nine years since I painted this poppy with a white centre. I think that makes it look fresh and cool. Poppies have paper thin, crinkled petals. They look so delicate. I have lots of yellow, Welsh poppies in the garden, but not as many red ones that seem to need more sunlight. This was an acrylic on canvas and I think it sold quite quickly? But after almost a decade I still love it.

Plants

Posted on May 8, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Colours, Felt pens, Flowers, Line drawing, multiple pens, Plant, Sketching2 Comments

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was plants. Sorry chums. I didn’t feel up to drawing much today so done a sort of abstract plant, might do something to it later.

Blue Poppies

Posted on April 9, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blue poppy, Fine Art, Himalayan poppy, Life, Mecanopsis, Painting, Plant2 Comments

Blue poppy painting I did in 2016, from a photograph by my sister. It’s going to a new home next week. I do feel like my paintings are my children. Leaving me, going out into the world. Or maybe cats, I seem to always have more here than get rehomed! Acrylic on canvas, about 8×12 inches.

Euphorbia?

Posted on April 2, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged acid, Art, Euphorbia, Garden, Green, Irritating, Life, Mirrored, Photo, Plant, Sunshine2 Comments

I think Euphorbia is this plants name. I’ve made a pattern from it. The flowers /bracts are a strange shape and are acidic green in colour. I know if you cut them you should wear gloves because they exude a liquid that can burn your skin especially when the sun is out. I’m calling this Euphorbia squared.

Mallaband-Brown

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