Siris's Blog archive

Casualties of Winter 2017/8

I put the pots of Sparaxia into the ground when the growth was quite advanced in...

First Day of Spring, in the South.

This is my beautiful 'Donation' Camelia a few days ago. Today, under the car port...

Cape Point Nature Reserve, Nov 2017.

Another day, another outing, to Cape Point. We stopped en route at Bolder Beach,...

KIRSTENBOSCH Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa

KIRSTENBOSCH lies at the bottom of the slopes of Table Mountain on the back side...

Table Mountain

To get to the top of Table Mountain, there is a Cable Car or it is possible to hike/scramble...

Cape Town, between Sea and Sky.

Continuation of our holiday to S. Africa, this time from the start...... Why did...

Digging in Winter

I have been a bit remiss about blogging our holiday to South Africa over the winter,...

The Plight of Rhinos

On our recent holiday to South African, we stayed at a private game reserve, adjacent...

Amazing Acacia

There are two sorts of Thorns in this photo. Our Ranger/guide told us many interesting...

A Large Succulent.

Would you believe it........ called The Tree of Life, a Baobab tree is actually...

The Best Laid Plans of Mice & Siris.

Not everything in the garden is rosy. I was trying to disguise the sheds by growing...

Gifts

Seed from my next door neighbour's yellow flowered Tree Paeony (Paeonia suffruticosa). I've...