Nature's Beauty and Our Garden

The Yellow Daffodils in Our Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Most of them are gone now and I am happy to see them once in a year. Daffodil is the common name of the Narcissus flowering plant. They are bulbous plants and are winter hard. They always bloom flowers every spring time. It feels like a therapy for my body and spirit everytime I see them blooming in our garden. Truly such a beauty of nature!

These daffodils are from our garden and was captured last April 2012.

All Narcissus species have a central bell-, bowl-, or disc-shaped corona surrounded by a ring of six floral leaves called the perianth which is united into a tube at the forward edge of the 3-locular ovary. The seeds are black, round and swollen with a hard coat. The three outer segments are sepals, and the three inner segments are petals. Though the traditional daffodil of folklore, poetry, and field may have a yellow to golden-yellow color all over, both in the wild species and due to breeding, the perianth and corona may be variously colored. Breeders have developed some daffodils with double, triple, or ambiguously multiple rows and layers of segments, and several wild species also have known double variants. wikipedia

Spring Time is Garden Time

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:26:00 +0000

Spring time is truly garden time for me but sad to say, it is still very cold outside. I went this morning in our garden to check some flowers and I am happy to see that a lot of tulips and other flowers are already blooming. I want to do a bit cleaning and planting but decided not to staty too long because it breeze is still cold. I don't want to get sick only for this reason. I can wait until the weather will be nicer and friendlier in the coming days or weeks.

Spring time is just one of my favorite seasons of the year! Here are some of the few blooms from our garden.

these tulips always love to come back every year. I already have this for seven years in our garden.

the daffodils are slowly getting weakened. These are the first ones that bloomed in our garden since almost three weeks ago.

I love the color of this viola flowers. It is one of my favorite colors. They are also blooming now. Other colors such as yellow, red and orange are also in our garden.

Roses for Easter Greetings

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:15:00 +0000

I already read a lot of Easter greetings from my friends in facebook especially the ones from Asia. If you are a Christian, you surely know what is Easter. For those who don't know it, Easter is a feast celebrating resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament.

Here is a bundle of lovely and beautiful roses for all of you!

"The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances." ~Robert Flatt

First Bloom in Our Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:41:00 +0000

Spring time is finally here! The calendar in front of me says that spring in Germany officially starts on March 20 this year. I went outside our garden today to look for the first blooms of the flowers. I already saw a lot. One of it are the tulip flowers. Hyacinths, violas and the little white wild flowers are also blooming. It makes me happy again to see the beauty of nature in our garden. I love it!

One of the first tulips in our garden.

I Love These Orange Daisies or Asteraceae

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:40:00 +0000

I am quite familiar with these flowers because our neighbor before had a lot of these in her garden. I also had a schoolmate whose name is Daisy. Thats is why this flower is known to me. It belongs to the family of Asteraceae or Compositae, commonly referred to as daisy, aster or sunflower family. It is said to be one of the most largest flowering plant families in the world.

I planted these flowers in our garden before but it is not coming back after winter. There are wild ones that I can see in our garden flowering at the moment. Spring time is here and I already see a lot of them.

Daisy roots are usually taproots, and sometimes fibrous. Stems are generally erect, but sometimes prostrate to ascending. Some species have underground stems in the form of caudices or rhizomes, these can be fleshy or woody depending on the species. Daisy roots are usually taproots, and sometimes fibrous. Stems are generally erect, but sometimes prostrate to ascending. Some species have underground stems in the form of caudices or rhizomes, these can be fleshy or woody depending on the species.

Narcissus, Daffodil are Coming Soon

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:31:00 +0000

I am slowly feeling the spring air. I heard today over the radio weather forecast that the temperature in our area will be milder. They also mentioned that on Thursday, we will have up to 18 degrees Celsius temperature. Spring is almost coming. This is the time of the year where the tulips, narcissus or daffodils will start to grow and bloom in our garden.

Sad to say, I can't see the process of blooming of these flowers because I will be away for a 6-weeks trip to Spain starting March 11, 2012. I believed I will see some of the flowers when I come back in April. If not, I will also see some of these flowers in Spain.

Here are some of the narcissus or daffodils from our garden. This was taken last spring 2011.

You can also see the white flowers of our cherry tree. I can't see it again this year because we already cut this tree. In its area stands now our terrace and carport. The narcissus were also replanted in the other areas of our garden.

beautiful narcissus in our garden from spring 2011.

Narcissus is a genus of mainly hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It's common name in English is Daffodil.

Geflammte Tulpen, Flamed Tulips

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Tulips are coming soon. Spring season is the time of the year where tulip flowers first bloom. I a hundred in our garden. The one you see below is the so-called Geflammte Tulpen of flamed tulips in English. Isn't it a lovely one? I love tulips because it always reminds me of a new beginning...the new beginning of life everytime it blooms.

a flamed tulip in our garden last spring 2011.

The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa and belongs to the family Liliaceae.

Hydrangea, Hortensia and Some Cacti

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:11:00 +0000

Busy...busy..busy..February is quite a busy month for me. Despite of that I am very thankful that I was able to accomplish some things. Thanks God for all the blessings also. I am offering you these wonderful flowers called Hydrangea or Hortensia. Back home in the Philippines, we call it million flowers due to its many petals.

Hydrangea flowers are produced from early spring to late autumn; they grow in flowerheads (corymbs or panicles) at the ends of the stems. In many species, the flowerheads contain two types of flowers, small fertile flowers in the middle of the flowerhead, and large, sterile bract-like flowers in a ring around the edge of each flowerhead. Other species have all the flowers sterile and of the same size.

a pink Hydrangea or Hortensia.

cacti in a garden center nearby. I have some in our home too!

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Just Our Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:52:00 +0000

This is just a part of our garden. For now you cannot see any flowers outside because it is winter season. When spring comes, I know I will be seeing again some flowers especially the tulips. I planted more last autumn time and can't wait to see it. Our garden will also have a new look this year because we did some changes in it.

You can here some roses, cosmos, gumamela or hibiscus, poppy peridot, gladiola, lavender and many many more.

a part of our garden taken last year.

Red Geranium, Pink Roses and What's the Yellow One?

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:21:00 +0000

It seems that the weather today is not so friendly. I heard over the radio that the streets and highways in Bavaria, Germany were very icy and slippery this morning, thus caused some car accidents to some drivers. Be careful especially to my friends around in Bavaria.

I found again some flowers in my External Hard Drive. I know I have lot of them especially the ones taken from our garden. I just have a bit difficulty in trying to find it in my EHD because until now I still don't have the time to arrange my flower files. I know one day I can find time to fix and arrange my picture files.

Here are some flowers from our garden. I hope to see them again in summer. I need to plant the others again because they won't come back after winter time like the red Geranium here.

red Geranium in our garden from last summer.

I guess this flower belongs to Asteraceae or Compositae family...it has two visitors at the same time.

Pink rose looking on the cloudy day..will see them again this spring time!

Flowers and More Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:25:00 +0000

How's your Saturday peeps! I hope you had a fantastic one. I am thankful after feeling better from a bit headache. I guess this was caused by a visitor who always comes monthly to me. Thanks goodness that I am back to normal now.

Anyway to continue with my post.. I was browsing the picture files from my external drive and found some flowers which I took last summer 2009. I only remember the name of the first flower. This is Dahlia.

red Dahlia.

colorful flowers in my friend's garden. anyone can tell me its name? I am quite lazy to find it in my list..lol! thanks!

it seems that an alien is trying to sip this flower's beauty.

Beautiful African Daisy, Gerbera Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:42:00 +0000

These are lovely flowers. Gerbera was named in honour of the German botanist and naturalist Traugott Gerber. It is commonly known as the African Daisy. I bought these flowers and planted in our garden but it won't last during winter time. After that I never buy it anymore. Sometimes when I visit the garden center, I just take images of it. The ones you see below were taken during one of my visits in the garden center. I am glad that the gardener let me took some photos.

I wish every one a happy weekend..Be safe always!

Gerbera species bear a large capitulum with striking, two-lipped ray florets in yellow, orange, white, pink or red colours.

Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers.

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See You Soon Tulips

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:10:00 +0000

2012 is finally here! For some this might be a great year, for some a beginning of new life, for others a struggle for something..I just hope that this year will be a good one for us. I am only wishing for good health for me and family, love, peace of mind and happiness in simply things. So far 2011 was a great year and I am very thankful for it. I am also hoping and praying that some dreams and wishes will come into reality this year.

So now, let me share you and image of the tulips from our garden. This was taken last spring 2011. I am hoping to see them again very soon. Once again, a happy and blessed new year 2012 to everyone!

I love tulip flowers and can't wait for spring to come!

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Happy New Year 2012!

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:39:00 +0000

2011 is a great year for me. There are just a lot of things to be thankful of..my family, friends, relatives and all those people who are around me...all the blessings and great things I received for this year. I keep on hoping and praying that 2012 will be another wonderful year. I wish for good health, more blessings, love, peace, happiness and more travels.

TO EACH AND EVERYONE
I WISH YOU ALL
A HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR 2012
ALL THE BEST!

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.
A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
~Bill Vaughan.

Yellow Dahlias in Our Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:38:00 +0000

It seems that the author of this site is quite busy for a long time. Yes, she is. She had a vacation in Spain last time, the holiday season, some tasks online and offline and so many things that she is taking care of. She has finally the chance to update this blog.

Here are some dahlias from our garden last summer. I love these flowers and can't wait to see them again next year.

I also hope that everyone had a wonderful and memorable Christmas. I am wishing you all in advance a happy New Year!

Dahlias grow naturally in climates which do not experience frost, consequently they are not adapted to withstand sub-zero temperatures. However their tuberous nature enables them to survive periods of dormancy, and this characteristic means that gardeners in temperate climates with frosts can grow dahlias successfully, provided the tubers are lifted from the ground and stored in cool yet frost-free conditions during the winter.

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Fungus, Flower or What?

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:15:00 +0000

I saw these pictures some months ago in one of my FB friends photos. It was an amazing flower. The comments of some of my friends in Facebook says, that this might be an alien flower. lol! If I am not mistaken this flower is about 3 feet. There is one picture with children, the reason why I can estimate its size. It was really big flower.

I tried to research what kind of plant is this. If I am not mistaken this is a kind of a fungus. This was found in Green Valley in the municipality of Midsayap, district of Cotabato in the Philippines.

See how interesting this flower is?

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Gladiolas in Our Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:28:00 +0000

This is one of my favorite flowers in our garden. These are called gladiolas, also gladiolus, gladioli (plural) or sometimes called the sword lily. I hope to see these flowers again next year.

Have a lovely week to all and a happy and safe celebration of Thanksgiving to our American friends!

the gladiolas from our garden last summer 2011.

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No Tulips During Cold Autumn Time

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:56:00 +0000

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday. I guess I am. I always try to have a good day despite of anything sad or bad. I am going again my fave memes. I was just busy last week which hindered me to join.

Of course there are no tulips during cold autumn season. I will for sure see my tulips again next spring time. It will be some- months of waiting but it is always worth it. Enjoy the rest of your Monday and here are my tulips from last spring time.

Lovely tulips here you are,
From yellow to pink, red, orange, lavander
or whatever colors you have more.
You are gone in summer, autumn and cold winter time.
For sure, I will see you again next spring time.

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The Pool and the Flowers for my Fave Memes

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:58:00 +0000

I am slowly back in joining my favorite memes. I'm sorry guys if I don't have much time for the past weeks and yes even months of not posting for these memes. I will try my best to post as often as I can.

The blue sky in Lake Balaton, Hungary and the beautiful flowers. I had the chance to visit this place three weeks ago.

the Pool in Hilton Hotel Cebu in the Philippines. I wish to have more time swimming here. Did you just see the reflections of the palm trees on the water?

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Geranium and the Yellow Petunia

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:23:00 +0000

It's been such a long time since I miss joining these memes below. Now, I am slowly back and sharing the Geranium and yellow petunia from our garden last summer.

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Looking at the Sky and Nature in Bavaria, Germany

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:11:00 +0000

This is a very beautiful landscape taken somewhere in Bavaria, Germany two years ago.

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Wild Flowers on the Walking Way

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:32:00 +0000

We always see wild flowers on the walking way. This is true especially during summer season. Since Autumn is coming now, most of the wild flowers are slowly gone. The beauty of nature always wonders me....so as the wild flowers around. See nobody take care of them but they survive. How much more for us when Somebody is taking care of us.

Peace to everyone and always be thankful of being here in this world.

I can't remember the exact name of these yellow wild flowers. I have a book about wild flowers but I can't find it right now.

Seeing the trees, valleys, grasses and all nature around makes me always relax and comfortable. I love nature!

Lovely Butterfly in the Wilderness

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:48:00 +0000

She keeps on flying and flying,
Finally, she landed on the grasses
and I have a wonderful glimpse of her.
Such a lovely butterfly in the wilderness.

taken one beautiful sunny summer in 2010 in Bavaria, Germany.

Beautiful Dahlia in our Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:53:00 +0000

Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia, some like D. imperialis up to 10 metres tall. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremonies, as well as decorative purposes, and the long woody stem of one variety was used for small pipes.

Dahlias are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades, Common Swift, Ghost Moth and Large Yellow Underwing. wikipedia.

the beautiful dahlia in our garden. sad to say, it did not survive the last cold winter.

Wet Gladiola in Our Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Redruby) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:58:00 +0000

Here comes the rain,
and make our garden wet.
All the plants are happy,
As the rainwater drops.

taken last summer 2010 in our garden....guess i am always late in posting but better than nothing..love this plant..

Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus (plural gladioli, gladioluses or sometimes gladiolas).