Paula lives in the country, and is a passionate and eclectic gardener. She grows food, but will always find a spot for a new plant, seeds or cuttings. The result is a gorgeous profusion of colour and unexpected combinations.
thanks for this, Diana. I think it's a beetle not a bee, but I've sent the photo to the Melbourne Museum for id. I'll let you know the result. I hope they can id it, it's not such a clear photo.
I've got the id from the Melbourne Museum! It's a cuckoo wasp from the family Chrysididae, mostly likely from the genus Chrysis. Cuckoo wasps are a group of 76 species that mostly parasitise other wasps. Like a cuckoo bird that manages to get another species to raise its chicks, these wasps use another's nest for their own young.
What a fun garden, full of color, food and beautiful plants! Thanks for sharing Paula's garden with us!
ReplyDeleteHi Peter, glad you enjoyed 'visiting' Paula's garden.
Deletegreen sweat bee, or something like that.
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thanks for this, Diana. I think it's a beetle not a bee, but I've sent the photo to the Melbourne Museum for id. I'll let you know the result. I hope they can id it, it's not such a clear photo.
DeleteI've got the id from the Melbourne Museum! It's a cuckoo wasp from the family Chrysididae, mostly likely from the genus Chrysis. Cuckoo wasps are a group of 76 species that mostly parasitise other wasps. Like a cuckoo bird that manages to get another species to raise its chicks, these wasps use another's nest for their own young.
DeleteI had a dog like Charlie. My "Peanut" for 14 1/2 yrs. A great companion she was. You garden is lovely. Thelma
ReplyDeleteHi Thelma, It must have been sad to lose Peanut. My dog Potter will be 15 this year, hopefully we've got a few more years together, but who knows?
DeleteThanks for this fun post from your friend's garden. Purple Love Grass is one of my favorites. That salad looks incredibly tasty!
ReplyDeleteHi Beth, yes the salad was really delicious. Paula said that grass is considered a weed here, but I think it's lovely too.
DeleteI enjoyed the wander round your friends garden, it seems a lovely place to be with lots of different plants from ours.
ReplyDeleteHi Pauline, Paula's choice of plants is very personal, they're also different to plants in my garden.
DeleteThat is a very exotic looking insect. I think Diana is right, it looks just like the bee in her link.
ReplyDeleteHi Denise, you and Diana may be right. The colour's the same, but it didn't seem like a bee.
DeleteDenise, see my reply to Diana about this.
DeleteThis garden makes me smile! It has a lot of charter and charm.
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased you like it, Deb.
DeleteWhat's in the middle of the purple bromeliad? It looks like goo. That salad looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI think it's rain. It made a lovely shine for the photo. The salad tasted divine. I grow some of those edible flowers but usually forget to use them.
DeletePaula's Garden is amazingly beautiful...love the grass and that jade plant is stunning....I love picking food and flowers to eat from the garden.
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