With a forecast of a beautiful pre-Spring day of 18C and blue skies, Graham and I decided to spend most of the day in the garden. But before we got started we went to visit a local reserve where wild orchids and other beautiful but miniature plants grow. He'd not seen it before and it was the perfect way to start the day. Came back home for a cuppa … [Read more...] about Beautiful Saturday
Danger in the garden!
But not so much for us. We're building a Garden for Wildlife Habitat and already have a variety of wild birds, possums, foxes, lizards, skinks and frogs that live here. Some birds are seasonal. We get the occasional wombat passing through - not that we've seen it, just the evidence that it has been here. Also wallabies and kangaroos visit and while … [Read more...] about Danger in the garden!
Visit to Beleura
Last week I attended an AGM which was held at Beleura House & Garden in Mornington. As well as the morning tea and meeting, we got to do a tour of the beautiful gardens there. The original property was purchased in the 1800s by James Butchart, who had the Italianate style villa designed by the Melbourne firm of Architects Barns and Reed and … [Read more...] about Visit to Beleura
Planting and protection
Went and bought up a few more plants for the native bush area of our paddock project today. It's going to be very wet and windy over the weekend but today was lovely and sunny, with just a bit of a breeze. So I took three hours off from work to purchase new plants and then get them in the ground. Graham came out to help me for a short while and … [Read more...] about Planting and protection
Learning about Hellebores
I've recently joined the Ferny Creek Horticultural Society. I've been looking for a garden group for some time. One that has speakers, perhaps some garden visits, one where I can learn and mix and mingle with others. I want very much to see what others are doing and gain new ideas. After looking around and contacting a couple of clubs I decided to … [Read more...] about Learning about Hellebores