Thinking Aloud: berries

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

"Sacred Bamboo" in Autumn Splendour

Whilst the northern hemisphere is celebrating spring and all the emerging
and blooming plants, trees etc.etc., here in the Southern Hemisphere we
are deep into Autumn.

Last week I was waxing lyrical about how photography has enhanced
my appreciation of the seasons, well here is an example of why ..... how can
you possibly ignore such vibrant colour?

The berries and leaves in these images belong to the Nandina Domestica
(commonly  known as Sacred Bamboo - but not a bamboo at all) ... it's one of
the greatest plants/  shrubs to have in the garden as it tolerates heat, cold, dry
and wet weather and always has some display on the go ... if not the tiny
flowers, then the bright green new  growth, or the berries, and then of
course the leaves, turning into all shades of vibrant orange to deep red,
whilst at the same time continuing to display green leaves too ....

Very adaptable which is why it's such a pleasure to grow .... I think there's

a lesson/ message in there for us humans too, don't you think?

We have had a very, very wet summer and autumn - unseasonally so.... when I

look around I notice that this year the autumn colours are so much more
vibrant and rich - you have to wonder if the change in the weather plays a
part in any way ...

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