I despaired of all the weeds in the bulb walk but there are always so many things here to do and it's hard to keep up with it all. We haven't, as yet, determined what else to plant in our bulb walk, or what to do with it, to keep it relatively weed free, however, at the moment the flowering bulbs are making themselves known, through their … [Read more...] about Our Bulb Walk Wakes Up
In my garden
Planting Strelitzia
Our neighbour, Mark, very kindly gave us some Strelitzia Reginae that he'd dug up. I wasn't sure exactly where I'd put them but was very grateful for the offer, and he put them over the fence for me yesterday. After reading up on them, we decided beside our Billabong would be the perfect location. And, as we have forthcoming rain later today it … [Read more...] about Planting Strelitzia
Some colour in our winter garden
Just some of the colour we have in our winter garden right now. Top row: Daffodil, Abutilon, Hellebore Middle row: Hellebore, Camelia Bottom row: Camelia, Salvia, Camelia … [Read more...] about Some colour in our winter garden
Happy Little Wrens
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
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