John's Garden

It started as this:

and, as of Feb 6th, 2016, it looks like this:

John wants to cover it in black plastic, and then bark. I agree - so I don't have to mow it!

The hoya's going mad!

Very heartened to photograph the hoya this morning. It was so stable for such a long time, and they can take a long time to grow. I don't know what colour this one is yet. I bought it cheaply from the Sunday Market, and I love the waxy flowers they get, with a sweet perfume. I am thrilled to notice today these new sprigs of growth.

I wired up the creeper

Again, wanting it to creep along the fence and cover it. They've grown enough to climb up the initial wire on the fence support, so that's a good start.

When one considers that, initially, there was nothing there at all (below)....I think it's all looking much better...more...verdant. No?

I wired up the honeysuckle

The plan is for it to cover the colorbond fence. It may need some serious wire to attach to, as it grows and spreads.

Growth

I forget what this is called, but whatever - it's growing and flowering!

And look at my other lovely girl...

Flit the bird #4 - first outside adventure

It's a cool day and lots of birds around, so I thought I would put Flit outside on the grass, so that his kind can find him, hopefully.

He doesn't look too happy about it!

Photos are so important

When one despairs of making progress, one only has to look at past photos to see how things have taken shape. Hence this blog.

We've come a long way in 5 months - Sept 6, 2015 to Feb 6, 2016.

The before shots, just to remind me how ghastly and bare it once was. Now, I have a profusion of growth...and I want more!!