MonochromeMonday - My Mum's Cactaceae!!

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My mum is one of those people they call a green thumb no matter what sought of flower plant it be once it's in her control it turns into gold as the saying goes , her home in the front and backyard it's full of all types of flowers and cactaceae and today i am going to show you just some of her cactaceae.

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I like to show them to you in Black and White as i feel they look more defined in there architectural structure. Cactaceae are a family mostly of succulent plants adapted to dry environments.

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Luckily that these cactaceae are of low maintenance as my mum has so many of them and apart from all her other plants she would be in that garden 24/7 . She always gets get compliments about her garden by people walking by the front of her home.

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These ones i am showing you are her main pride and joy as they are the largest of them all. Their are about 1750 known species of cactaceae and i would say my mum would have about 500 different cactaceae and succulent plants around her home it is a real joy wondering around her yard every time i visit her there seems to be more varieties she has accumulated. Always enjoy my visit there having coffee amongst her rain forest.

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Amazing collection! Your mom has "golden hands", as we say here. And you managed to take wonderful shots of her sunject of passion and love :)

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Thank you my friend and i love just sitting in her garden having that cup of coffee in the morning when i go visit her :)

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That sounds like a perfect visit )) Because, when I visit my mother's house (it is a building in 80 km from her "home" with a big garden where nobody lives), I always try to help her in the garden as much as I can. And it looks like a total "workout" for me, everything in rush... but I'd like so much just to sit under a tree and listen to the sounds. Sometimes I can to this also, once in a few years.
Amyway, I'm happy for you :)

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Yep it is always a pleasure to be sitting around her garden it feels very peaceful and you feel like your on a tropical island but they are hard work to maintain so i know what you mean it's a real workout...lol :)

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Awesome shots they work so well in Mono, My dad had the green thumb, thats something I never got from him, but I am considering trying to grow some cacti if I have space where we move to when I retire

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Thank you my friend cactus aren't that difficult you should be ok with them and they look great :)

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Thats exactly why I am thinking of going with Cacti the ease to look after them :)

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This is true and they look great :)

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I had never thought about the till a coupe of years ago and now i have a vision of whatI would love to have, a Little Rock corner wall feature, with cacti placed around it and a little water feature running through it,I can picture t in my head and hope one day I can make it :)

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Beautiful photos @hangin although I would love to see THEM ALL in colour. Congratulate your mother for me. No wonder she gets comments all the time from people walking by.

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Wow! Your mom really has quite the green thumb!!!

And you have upped your game with these amazing close-ups! The superb shots show off the minute details and the eye-popping sharpness that can really bite you. I am thinking that the black and white really nailed this pairing of the post and the tag.

I am not sure they would look as detailed in color. Just my thoughts. Great shots, Angelo!

!tip

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Thank you my friend she really has and i miss mum and her garden.

I did think that B&W would be the right choice for this post and your right about the minute details , thank you for your kind words :)

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