We’ve had a brilliant sunny day here in the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia, but is it nearly Autumn again? The evenings are becoming cooler and there’s a definite feel of autumn skies in the mornings now. I feel like Summer has been short and sweet, but who knows? We could still get more summeryContinue reading “Autumn again?”
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A few random pics
Sometimes I feel like chilling out and just feeling the vibe, so here’s a few random pics I’ve taken since I last posted a blog. Enjoy. Til next time!
Honesty
It’s easy to see why Honesty is given the botanic name Lunaria annua, the papery, moonlike remnants of the seed pod shine silvery bright. This plant has been given various names over its very long history of being commonly cultivated; Dollar plant and Money-in-the-pocket are just two. These too are easily explained by the shapeContinue reading “Honesty”
Merry Christmas
On Christmas Day my true love gave to me a retractable hose, new secateurs and a bottle of Gin. And who needs a partridge in their pear tree? Not me! He’d watched me fighting with the normal hose I use to water the plants in our entertainment area and had the brainwave. Present sorted! HosesContinue reading “Merry Christmas”
Quirky Hydrangeas
We’re all used to the ‘normal’ hydrangeas with their summery voluptuousness, but another Hydrangea that’s fairly uncommon in gardens these days is the Oak Leaf Hydrangea, or Hydrangea quercifolia. After a severe cut back last winter, the one in my garden has burst forth in abundance with a multitude of flowers. It may be theContinue reading “Quirky Hydrangeas”
Surviving Strong!
In my recent blog post about snails, cannily titled ‘Snails’, I wrote about my extreme distaste for those creatures! I had written that the slimy little b%^*+#%s had chewed on my Hippeastrum’s flowering stems. I feared the blooms I had been waiting for, (quite literally) for years would be lost. Well, I’m here to sayContinue reading “Surviving Strong!”
Snails
I’m a live and let live kind of a person usually, but when it comes to snails, I have limits! When I’m in the garden and I come across a snail going about its business, I’ll either just leave it or throw it out on to the grass. I figure if it survives long enoughContinue reading “Snails”
Roses and Chickens
This weekend the small town I live close to had its annual show. Well, it had been annual for 80 or so years until covid put paid to it for two years, but now it’s back! The Noorat Show first happened in 1933 and has grown to be one of the main events in theContinue reading “Roses and Chickens”
To tease, or not to tease…
As a professional gardener I get asked a lot of gardening questions. Planting questions are right up there, and one of the most asked is “Do I tease out the roots, or do I not tease out the roots?” My answer is always “it depends”. Not very helpful, I know, but it really does dependContinue reading “To tease, or not to tease…”
Sunny days
Well it was bound to happen eventually. Sunny days are here! Don’t get me wrong, there are still plenty of places in Australia struggling with the excess of water we’ve had in recent weeks. And weeks and weeks it seems… but here in my little garden oasis it is ‘sunny days time’. Flowers are blooming,Continue reading “Sunny days”
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