Sue - The Curious Gardener

The pink feathery flower spikes of Ptilotus exaltatus ‘Joey’.

Spotted in my local nursery…Ptilotus exaltatus ‘Joey’, commonly known as Mulla Mulla. A striking Australian native that doesn’t live long but creates quite a show while it’s here!

#australiannative #australiannativeplants #gardeningaustralia #gardeningau

The cover of the book The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains.

Completely unrelated to gardening but I had to share this book. Young Alfie Bains is a character you can’t help but love.
Highly recommended. What’s everyone else reading?

#books #booksky #reading #book #booksofbluesky

Popped into my mother-in-law’s place today and couldn’t help but admire the hedging. Seriously impressive work. Clean lines and not a leaf out of place. Garden goals right there! 🌿✂️🙌

#hedging #hedges #gardening #gardens #gardeningau #hedginggoals

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@robgordon962.bsky.social
Have you come across this weed before?
PS. Nice win this weekend... I'm a mad Knights fan.😉 ❤️💙

Accidentally break the stem and three new stems grow. 🤯

I’ve tried Vinegar, boiling water, even Liquid Nitrogen (that I accessed as a plumber). It’s unstoppable! 😩😈

@lukelukeluke.bsky.social any ideas?

The fleshy green leaves and red berries of Jewels of Opar or Pink Baby’s Breath (Talinum paniculatum). This weed has a long, strong tap root and soft, succulent stems that snap at the touch of anything associated with weeding.

The pink baby’s breath like flowers and red berries of Jewels of Opar or Pink Baby’s Breath (Talinum paniculatum).

This is the bane of my existence… Jewels of Opar (Talinum paniculatum).

This monster has a long tap root and soft, succulent stems. It grows like the clappers and seeds even quicker.

I’m dead against chemicals but this thing makes me want to dunk my head in some!

#weed #gardeningau #gardening

A bunch of Australian native flowers including Banksia and Strawflowers.

Treated myself to a bunch of native flowers today, just because I can. 💐🤍💚

#australiannatives #flowers #wildflowers #floral #australiannativeflowers
#nativeflowers

Looking forward to that! 😀

Yes, I’m in Sydney.

A cluster of mustard coloured mushrooms growing at the base of a Eucalyptus tree.

Fungi friends… what am I looking at here? 🍄‍🟫

Found growing at the base of a Eucalyptus tree.

#fungi #mushrooms #gardening #gardeningau #fungus

The tractor seat shaped green leaves of Ligularia dentata reniformis, commonly known as the Tractor Seat Plant.

Most apt common name ever… Tractor Seat Plant (Ligularia dentata reniformis). 🚜🪴

#gardening #gardeningau #plants #gardens

Aww… thank you Ann. 🥰

It’s a beauty! Try broken egg shells to keep the snails and slugs away.

It was definitely worth a go! 🧡

The pink bottlebrush flowers of Callistemon ‘Fluro Burst’.

Meet Callistemon ‘Fluro Burst’. A stunning pink flowering bottlebrush that grows to 1.5m high but less than a metre wide.
Perfect for those narrow spots near pathways. Champion. 🩷

#gardeningau #australiannative #gardening #australiangardening

When humans look at something we find beautiful it causes dopamine release in our brains & looking at plants shifts our brain activity away from fight or flight & into rest & digest mode.
A field of phacelia, Norfolk:

No doubt. 👸

Flowers in Winter too so it’s a welcome burst of colour. 😍

Striking! 😍

I agree. Flame Pea flowers in Winter so it’s a much needed burst of colour on a dreary day. ❄️😊

Not often seen but works really well.

She’s home Rebecca. 🩷🧡

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The pink and orange flowers of Chorizema cordatum – Flame Pea

Mother Nature must have been high when she decided neon orange and pink would work on the same flower. Somehow though, it actually does. 🙌

Australian native Chorizema cordatum – Flame Pea. 🧡🩷

#gardening #australiangardening #gardeningau #australiannatives

They look amazing! Where do you live Ken? I’m in Sydney so there’s not a lot of colour at the moment. ❄️

Happy Mother’s Day Superwife. 💐

Australian native flower bouquet.

It’s Mother’s Day here in Australia. To all the Australian Mums and all mothers worldwide, I hope you’ve had an amazing day. To those whose Mums are no longer here, I hope you’re doing ok. Much love. 🩷💐

#mothersday #mums #mothers