Wordless Wednesday: Orchids

For this week’s Wordless Wednesday, a display of orchids as seen in the Begonia House at the Lady Norwood Rose … More

Wordless Wednesday: a wintery walk

For this week’s Wordless Wednesday, pictures from a walk in the Botanic Gardens on Friday. It was a bit overcast, … More

Early on Saturday morning, I stepped out along the part of the waterfront for the first time in many weeks. … More

For this week’s Wordless Wednesday post, the focus is on trees. To be precise, trees in autumn in the Botanic … More

It is autumn, and we have had some lovely sunny days for lovely walks in the Botanic Gardens. Again. I … More

Yes…autumn is here with cooler nights and signs of the season.

For this week’s Wordless Wednesday post, we enter the Begonia House at the Botanic Gardens in Wellington, where I went … More

This week’s Wordless Wednesday is all about seeds….. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As … More

This week’s Wordless Wednesday features visitors to the garden this evening enjoying the bee balm bergamot. The leaves and blooms … More

It rained on Sunday morning and the rain drops nestled on the plants, looking almost like frost or puddles of … More