Loved this beautiful display of Cosmos at the Wilson Botanic Gardens last weekend. Cosmos is from the same genus as the sunflower family. My grandmother grew cosmos so it always reminds me of her. I learnt my love of gardening through her, as a child, and would often spend time with her in the garden when staying during school holidays. I do … [Read more...] about Cosmos
Banksia menziesii
Love this Banksia menziesii which is a species of flowering plant in the genus Banksia. It can grow up to 10m tall as a gnarled tree, or as a lower spreading 1–3 m shrub. I saw this one recently at the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens and hope I might be able to buy one or two to put into our bush garden. The birds and bees love them and they're so … [Read more...] about Banksia menziesii
Garden Bloggers
I'm fairly new to garden blogging - and this has grown out of my passion for gardening and garden photography. It's a great way to showcase my photos and my passion. Today, however, I want to tell you about some other garden bloggers whose sites I absolutely love. It's no secret that the UK is the garden empire - at least I think it is, so … [Read more...] about Garden Bloggers
Wednesday
Pests of the big kind in our garden
Over the past week, while my husband and I have both been sick with a cold virus, something began eating our roses in our paddock garden over night. They've been eating the new leaves off the plants and also nipping off the flower buds. Investigation around the garden soon found some scat lying around. Google searches showed it to be kangaroo or … [Read more...] about Pests of the big kind in our garden