I’ve been jealously watching displays of delicious Dahlias over the last couple of months, wondering if my Dahlia dreams would come true. Well they finally have. I put my Dahlia tubers in late last year so their growth has been quite a way behind many other people’s. Even the ones I hadn’t lifted were takingContinue reading “Dahlia dreams come true”
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Yes, it is Autumn!
Any doubts about it being Autumn have been thrown out the window. Cool, misty mornings and a promise of the end to daylight savings are proof positive it is, indeed, Autumn. These beauties have been popping up in the wild all over the place as well. There are quite a few different colours, one dayContinue reading “Yes, it is Autumn!”
Season’s end
The days are getting cooler, mornings are darker too. I’m sure we’ll have some more nice days but it looks like we’ve reached season’s end. I actually love it when there’s a transition, the garden seasons remind us that there is always change; change can be what we make it. Leaving aside the metaphorical aspectsContinue reading “Season’s end”
Melbourne Botanic Garden
This weekend I was pleased to be able to go back to Melbourne Botanic Garden, a place I hadn’t been to in around 30 years! The gardens were begun way back in 1846 at this location; there is another more modern garden at another site in Cranbourne, which is managed by the same administration, butContinue reading “Melbourne Botanic Garden”
Autumn again?
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?”
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!”
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