Originally, these were some tiny plants I bought from an online garden shop, without knowing much about their needs and their botanical name. The only thing I knew was that these are very slow growing succulents that look like little stones. Their name comes from the Ancient Greek for “stone face” (λίθος – lithos, meaning “stone,” and ὄψ – ops, meaning “face”) as one may … Continue reading Lithops hallii 🌱🌵🌱
La pequeña planta que presento aqui pertenece a un género diferente al de las otras de mi colección de suculentas. Esta planta pertenece al género llamado kalanchoe, que en realidad proviene de un nombre chino. Esto significa que este grupo de plantas tiene orígenes en Asia y África, a diferencia de las Américas, que son el lugar original de otras grandes familias de suculentas, y … Continue reading Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 🌵🌱🇪🇸
One of my favourite subjects for photography is nature, in all its possible expressions, and landscapes feature highly amongst my preferred sources of inspiration. Constrained most of the times by urban skylines I then like framing very open spaces with contrasting colours, where nature prevails. There is something magical about capturing a landscape and crystallising a distinct moment in the ever changing process of natural … Continue reading Landscape photography 🌅🌊🏙
Minha paixão recente por suculentas está me levando a desenvolver uma pequena coleção de plantas, que espero sobreviver às minhas ausências prolongadas e possam me animar a cada dia enquanto admiro o quão rápido elas crescem durante a boa estação. De um espécime que comprei há apenas alguns meses, já fui capaz de propagar algumas rosetas e plantá-las em meu pequeno viveiro. Estes parecem já … Continue reading Haworthia cymbiformis 🌱🌵🇵🇹
I bought this plant almost a year ago from a nursery so I can assume by now it has adapted to the new environment where it has been placed. It is the first plant in my collection of this genus of succulents, a Gasteria. This group of plants is characterised by long tongue-shaped thick leaves that store a lot of water to be used during … Continue reading Gasteria carinata variegata 🌱🌵🌱
Yesterday was one of these typical serendipity situations when you end up in a place without knowing the real reason why you are there and immediately realise you absolutely love it. I just wanted to share with you some of the images of this enchanted and solitary place in West Cornwall that made my day. Nature photography Continue reading Trengwainton Garden 🌳🌺🏴
This is the newest addition to my succulent collection and, as most of the times, I did not know the name of the variety I was buying. I just liked the idea of adding a new specimen to the collection. I was attracted by the soft colours and the meatiness of its leaves. I learned afterwards that this is what distinguishes this family of succulents, … Continue reading Graptoveria opalina 🌱🌵🌱
I bought this cute little specimen at a succulent fair a couple of years ago and by now it has adapted to the new environment of my flat. It seems it is doing pretty well as many new stems are coming out from its base and next spring I will have to separate the new plants and repot it. For sure the climate in my … Continue reading Haworthia retusa 🌵🌱🌵
