Category living in the regions; garden

Brightening up my desk. The rose wilted and has now been superceded.

These salvia have gone from punnet-sized seedlings to giant flowery spikes in the matter of a month. And I was very excited to see the miniature rose (after I pruned it back to nothing but bare twigs) has flowered for the first time in a year. It’s not a great picture but it’s orange which […]

These salvia have gone from punnet-sized seedlings to giant flowery spikes in the matter of a month. And I was very excited to see the miniature rose (after I pruned it back to nothing but bare twigs) has flowered for the first time in a year. It’s not a great picture but it’s orange which […]

Last night this was a barely visible rosebud. This morning it was in full bloom. I probably could have left it on the bush, but the rain had weighed it down and it was falling face down into the dirt. What’s exciting is there are four or five more buds on the same bush. Some […]

Last night this was a barely visible rosebud. This morning it was in full bloom. I probably could have left it on the bush, but the rain had weighed it down and it was falling face down into the dirt. What’s exciting is there are four or five more buds on the same bush. Some […]

After last night’s rain my creek is running. This is a garden water feature that didn’t require thousands of dollars in landscaping or a surprise visit from Jamie Durie.

After last night’s rain my creek is running. This is a garden water feature that didn’t require thousands of dollars in landscaping or a surprise visit from Jamie Durie.

Here is the profusely flowering bottlebrush in my front yard. When I arrived at this house nearly three years ago someone had cut it off right down to the stump. Why? I don’t know. There was another one right next to it but it failed to revive. Since then though this one has defied the […]