A Sunday afternoon walk around the yard

Seaside daisies going crazy in the front garden


Purple daisies…these self seed so although they are growing in a pot I should have a wonderful crop appear next year.


Purple violas…these grew from one seedling mixed into what I very optimistically call the herb garden. Note the rosemary making its way through the flowers. There’s native violet in there too which is a wonderful groundcover for part shade.

And my favourite…lavender. Two weeks ago there were no flowers to be seen and then suddenly the bushes are covered in buds and new growth. I just wish the climate was a little more helpful…the humidity in summer isn’t kind to lavender.

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4 Responses to “A Sunday afternoon walk around the yard”

  1. Mione says:

    What beautiful flowers!!!
    The only plant meaningfully planted in my garden that is flowering are my aloe vera. Oh well…. maybe next year

  2. Wendy says:

    Hey thanks! It makes it a little difficult that I have periods of great gardening enthusiasm followed by weeks of neglect, but these are hardy flowers thriving nonetheless.

  3. Catriona says:

    How lovely. I can’t grow anything; not only am I the only member of my family with a black thumb, but I also cannot stop the possums eating everything that has anything to do with plant matter.

    And I mean everything–including a packet of cigarettes.

    I am consequently very jealous of other people’s lovely gardens.

  4. Wendy says:

    cigarettes…that’s some tough possums you’ve got there. I have some too but they seem to stay out of the garden (the bits i’ve planted anyway). my favourites are the kookaburras – they sit in the trees at dusk and give a great big laugh…it’s lovely. I also tell myself they eat any snakes lurking about the bushland at the back of my yard!

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