A perfect rose for today international women’s day. This is the Kate Sheppard rose. Kate led the NZ suffragette movement in the 1890’s + petitioned the NZ parliament to give women the vote. Her work led to NZ being the first country in the world to give women the vote in 1893.

Home grown tomato medley . We have hit peak tomato season( they are a bit late this year but beautiful and sweet

Another set of stunning roses - this is a floribunda called serendipity Such a cool name for such a beautiful rose

Well said 😢

Today’s rose - is a stunning one - and perfect for this moment in time. This fabulous hybrid tea has history. It was first hybridized in 1935- 4 years later in 1939 the rose was ready for mass planting - right on the eve of World War 2 The rose is called- Peace 🕊️ 1/2

As the daffodils bloom in the Northern hemisphere it’s time to think about planting bulbs for spring here in NZ I picked out some new irises and daffodils this morning. I had some success with the doubles last year - so will try a few more this year

Here is the beautiful fragrant cloud rose - ruby red hybrid tea and you guessed it highly fragrant

More roses - this one is a beauty called Grandmas rose - highly fragrant floribunda that open in an Old fashioned style - highly fragranced. NZ rose of the year in 2019

Cariad the oak looks on as our English Bluebells drag the light into our beautiful woodland 🤗

Last of the good hydrangeas

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We had some friends over for lunch yesterday and I used some of our cherry tomatoes 🍅 from the garden in making this halloumi and nectarine bruschetta

The last of the summer blooms bouquet One stem of lily’s survived last weeks storm, last of the good hydrangeas which are a lovely antique pink shade now and a my girl rose at the centre

Another rose - this one is called Typhoon It’s a hybrid tea rose with salmon orange coloured petals. Highly fragrant Interestingly there was a typhoon called rose in 1971 in the South China Sea - hitting Hong Kong and the Phillipines on Aug 13-14

The awakening of our English Bluebells is a signal. Spring is coming

More roses from Wellington botanical gardens This one has a great name - it’s called ink spot . It’s a perscia hybrid rose - the perscia rose breed is native to Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Being a desert rose they grow really well in dry climates like Australia 🇦🇺

Happy Valentines 💝 Day

Now roses from my garden - this is Deep Secret - a scarlet red hybrid tea - highly fragranced Perfect Valentine’s Day rose 🌹

“Where life plants you, bloom with grace.” — Unknown 🪷 #FebruArty2026 #float #water #flowersonsunday #sundayyellow #gardens #bloomscrolling #sacredlotus #nybotanicalgarden #serenity #photography

Stunning 😍

A rose from my garden today - this is My girl Deep pink hybrid tea - strongly fragranced

The lily’s are finally flowering

Tomatoes 🍅 are at last ripening - we have a couple of cool ones in there this year - the black and gold ones are called indigo gold berries - they are very cute

A special rose today for a special dog and his mum @bertie-the-bt.bsky.social This one is called Love 💕 Always - a lovely pink and white floribunda.

NZ is a young country and as a result we have a lot of seismic activity like earthquakes and volcanoes We also have wonderful mud pools

Time for some roses. 🌹 This is Christophe - orange red floribunda- light scent

Black Doris plums coming along nicely. Still lots on the tree

#FridayFlashbavk - when I was a lil 🐶

yesterday I posted a pic of the stunning red flowering gum. The blossom is a honey bee 🐝 magnet Whilst the tree is growing here in NZ it is native to the South west of Australia. It’s a favourite because I’m from that part of Australia and it always reminds me of home.

🎶I still call Australia 🇦🇺 Home🎶 Red flowering gum outside Old Government Buildings

Beautiful rose today - this is Acapella Hybrid tea in stunning deep pink - very fragrant

Today’s rose - again from the Wellington Botanical gardens is named after a city here in NZ - the city of Hamilton which is famous for its gardens. Hamilton Gardens is an apricot and cream hybrid tea lightly scented

Some ice is nice! 🧊❄️💙 #macromonday #ice #icicles #snow #cold #afterthestorm #january #home #hudsonvalley #newyork #photography

Back to the roses today. Given the state of the world at the moment it feels like we need something pure and peaceful - so here it is the perfect White Rose - 🌹 Pascali Fragrant - white with cream centre hybrid tea - just perfect

This little fella was stuck inside yesterday - luckily I found a bit of cloth for him to cling too - so he could be transferred back into the garden. He’s lovely but his job is too important to be inside.

It’s one of my favourite times of the year - when the black Doris plums ripen. This is NZ’s favourite plum - it’s a Japanese plum - its skin is almost black in colour - fruit heart shaped and sweet. Hard to get in the supermarket so feel really lucky we have our own tree

Good morning! Wishing you a wonderful day, whatever you’ll be up to!

As the temperature continues to drop, I’m thinking spring! 💚💛💜 Happy #twosday to you 💜 #flowers #violets #plants #gardening #gardens #bloomscrolling #spring #photography

Today’s rose is a scarlet red hybrid tea with a lovely fragrance- it’s aptly called Romeo

I promised Graham @oldmanrambling.bsky.social I would post a Robin a day for a week in memory of his beloved wife, Janet. As she loved Roberto who is their little garden visitor. So for the second day #WinterRobin #ForJanet #birds #EastCoastKin

Poppy! #art #photography #macro #flowers

Yellow hybrid tea - diamonds forever

Ok folks going to get through as many #BirdOfTheDay entries as I can. Bear with me. Here’s one for #MacroMonday #photography #EastCoastKin

Bottle brush still flowering at Lyme Regis, and bees still out collecting nectar. Not bad for the second half of December.🌱

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It’s official, 125 plants and 65 fungi were named NEW to science in 2025! Every year, our botanists & mycologists work with partners across the world to officially name & describe new species to science 🧪 See our list of the top ten! 👉 https://ow.ly/J7LY50XT51M

Alongside their parent plants there are up to 20 million shiny black English Bluebell seeds on our woodland floor, & each has now extended their taproot in search of moisture Many will not be successful, & even the ones that are take 5 years to form into a bulb & produce flowers

Looks like our Madonna Lillie’s ( Lillium Candium) should open this week

Today’s rose is from my garden Sheila’s perfume- yellow and red hybrid tea - with you guessed it a lot of fragrance.

The hydrangeas are still flourishing