Thursday, August 30, 2018

May bush has taken!

I've been very conscientious about watering this little plant and it seems to have paid off.

Here she is, flowering away, right now. I love her brilliant white and can hardly wait until she is tall and arching over the fence.





Some very good plant suggestions HERE

Garden whites





Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Pepie dies

Pepie was run over on the busy road outside Mums place on Monday afternoon.

I washed his blood off the road on Tuesday morning. His little body was collected for cremation by Pets In Peace. It has been a terrible ordeal. I couldn't bear to take a photo of any part of it.




Monday, August 27, 2018

Beautiful tropical garden in Melbourne

https://www.homestolove.com.au/tropical-garden-melbourne-7183

I'm not sure I want a completely tropical garden but I do like palms.

The plant list in THIS article is very useful.


It rained a little

 and the plants and bees loved it.This is the white lavender - Lavandula Stoechas 'Ballerina', French Lavender 'Ballerina', Spanish Lavender 'Ballerina.










Family wedding of the year - Fleur marries



Mum on the steps of St. Stephens Cathedral where she was married herself, 60 years ago.










Video taken at the wedding by my aunt, Anne (Fleur's mother).


Facebook link is HERE

25 August 2019 -

One year on, it's their first wedding anniversary. Here are some photos from the wedding which I had not seen before (featuring me, of course ha ha ha):







Thursday, August 23, 2018

Virginia creeper coming back! + updates

Virginia creeper last year - HERE

Signs of Spring - new buds and leaves!


Update 11 Sept 2018: Looks pretty healthy - I hope it covers the whole wall.



Update 28 Sept 2018: Looking pretty healthy so far this season.




3 Nov 2018:



Monday, August 20, 2018

Potted flowers for morale + updates

Potted stripey petunias and some pansies this morning, to try to make the front more appealing. Hope for the future!






Petunias now beginning to flower -  I do like the stripey and flowery ones.

25 Sept 2018 -