Home and Garden

I have some flowers and plants in my garden. The photo of the plants below are called “Winterhart” in German. I search it in Google and I found something about it in Wikipedia…hope to translate this in English,,once I have time..I will try but will not promise!!

have an easy day to all!! thanks for viewing me here!!

source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterhart

Die Winterhärte bezeichnet die Eigenschaft einer Pflanze, robust genug zu sein, einen

Winter auch mit Frosttemperaturen und den damit einhergehenden Kältestress in der jeweiligen angesprochenen Klimaregion zu überleben.

Hauptsächlich wird dieser Begriff im Gartenbau verwendet für Pflanzen, die außerhalb ihres natürlichen Verbreitungsgebietes gezogen werden. Dabei können die Angaben zur Winterhärte variieren. Zum Teil beziehen sich die angebenden Temperaturen auf ein generelles Überleben der Pflanze, jedoch nicht aller Pflanzenteile, die unter Umständen Schaden nehmen oder absterben.

Das Wort wird auch immer mehr in der Umgangssprache gebraucht und muss sich nicht ausschließlich auf Pflanzen beziehen. Auch Bauwerke im Freien (Wege, Zisternen etc.) werden umgangssprachlich als „winterhart“ bezeichnet, wenn sie strengen Frösten widerstehen.

One sunny and beautiful afternoon, I went walking with my husband..we happened to passed by this apple tree somewhere down the road..I decided to take a photo..Nobody takes care of this tree but it survives..how about more for us when “Somebody is taking care for us”..we will surely survive!! try to see the beauty around us!!…this world is a wonderful place to live-in!!….stay happy and healthy!! eat apple everyday!!! wink!!

some infos from my Beloved Wikipedia!!! thanks Wiki…your really greeat!!

The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. The tree is small and deciduous, reaching 5 to 12 m tall, with a broad, often densely twiggy crown.[1] The leaves are alternately arranged simple ovals 5 to 12 cm long and 3–6 cm broad on a 2–5 cm petiole with an acute tip, serrated margin and a slightly downy underside. Flowers are produced in spring simultaneous with the budding of the leaves. The flowers are white with a pink tinge that gradually fades, five petaled, 2.5–3.5 cm in diameter. The fruit matures in autumn, and is typically 5–9 cm diameter. The centre of the fruit contains five carpels arranged in a five-point star, each carpel containing one to three seeds.

The tree originated from Central Asia, where its wild ancestor is still found today. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples resulting in range of desired characteristics. It should be noted however, that cultivars vary in their yield and the ultimate size of the tree, even when grown on the same rootstock.

At least 55 million tonnes of apples were grown worldwide in 2005, with a value of about $10 billion. China produced about two-fifths of this total. The United States is the second leading producer, with more than 7.5% of the world production.[3] Turkey, France, Italy and Iran are among the leading apple exporters.

You might be thinking I am selling flowers here…no I’m not my friends….back in the Philippines, yes i am ..that was my sideline aside from working at the bank before..that was long time ago!!!
just sharing these beautiful bundles of flowers!!! wanna buy some??? visit any of the flower shop near you!!! wink!!! see yah later!

I always see the beauty of nature around us..as we went walking with my husband today, my attention was caught by these beautiful flowers along the pathway!!! These flowers might be wild but they also have its own beauty!! nature is simply beautiful!!! Cheers!!

Oh yeah, I took this photo while boarding Delta Airways from Atlanta, Georgia to Munich, Germany..that was quite a long trip but a pleasant one.. I enjoyed watching the scenery as our plane was going up up up in the sky!!!

the wings of delta Airways..from Atlanta, Georgia to Munich, Germany

i got this photo of wheat fields as my husband pick me up in the airport, the day I arrived from my vacation in United States…this is near Munich..I just love the scenery here in Germany especially with all those hills, mountains, trees around and everything here..this is now my new home!!! keep reading…thanks for viewing this blog!!

taken near Munich, Germany as we drove home from the airport..

I love nature and gardening very much…So I decided to make another blog for this!!! hope to share a lot of things here especially about the beauty of nature and my garden of course!!! happy blogging again!!

enjoy your day!!