I love watching the Fairy-wrens in our garden and hearing their call. They're such tiny little birds and move ever so quickly. Their official name is Superb Fairy-Wren. The males, when in breeding colours, are a beautiful blue and black and the females are brown with a red ring around their eyes. The young are speckled in colour till they grow … [Read more...] about Happy Little Wrens
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Flowers in the Winter
It's mid winter here in Melbourne Australia and, for many people, it means a drab garden, not much colour here or there. Leaves have fallen, trees are bare, and not a lot of growth is happening. BUT, there are a lot of plants out there that do flower this time of year. Over time, my husband and I have worked towards ensuring we have flowers all the … [Read more...] about Flowers in the Winter
Silver Birches and Catkins
Catkins from one of our Silver Birches, which are now bare of leaves. We thought all our Silver Birches were the same when we bought them, but we're now seeing that 3 or 4 are different and producing catkins. As yet, I've not found out why some have them and the others don't. I do know that male catkins come out in autumn and stay throughout winter … [Read more...] about Silver Birches and Catkins
Autumn Colour Almost Gone
Our Autumn colour is almost all gone, but we do have this lovely view in our driveway for now - but probably not for much longer. The sunlight shining through the cold air, producing a soft mist was quite attractive. That's the Liquidamber at the top of the driveway on the left. In the middle is our willow tree, highlighted by the winter setting … [Read more...] about Autumn Colour Almost Gone
Amazing Salvia Colour
The Salvia is looking amazing in our back paddock right now. In fact, it has done so for weeks and weeks. It just keeps on giving. We thought that all the pollen must be gone by now and yes, the Eastern Spinebills and bees are constantly there every day. Mind you, there is a mass planting of this particular Salvia Leucantha. It looks stunning. The … [Read more...] about Amazing Salvia Colour
Staying home – because we have to
What a strange world we're living in, at the moment. Enforced requirements to stay home, unless we absolutely have to go out. It was never more than now, that I have been so very grateful for having a garden to spend time in, knowing we don't have to go outside our own gates. The smell of freshly cut lawn, thanks to my husband, the sound of the … [Read more...] about Staying home – because we have to
Seeds for the year
I'm hearing now, reports on runs of seedlings at nurseries and local Bunnings stores as people rush to start growing their own food in today's current coronavirus situation. I reckon we may well see a whole crop of new and developing gardeners as a result of this crisis. I won't share about how to plant, what to do, etc here as there are many … [Read more...] about Seeds for the year