Monday, December 4, 2017
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Mad mowing day
It was supposed to rain and thunderstorm today, but nothing happened. I mowed the most public lawns and it was exhausting in the mugginess. I even caught a touch of sunburn. Managed to get it all done by the end of the day, and get the new murrayas in plastic terracotta pots I got from The Reject Shop.
When the new pergola and side bit goes in, I want to create something like Mark Sikes's stairway, like this:
I had felt sick earlier in the day with all the effort (turns out I had sunstroke, from the heat), but I am not aching this evening and I feel pretty good about it all.
When the new pergola and side bit goes in, I want to create something like Mark Sikes's stairway, like this:
It will take a while, but that will give the plants time to grow, and for me to shape them.
So here's the front garden after all the work today. I watched a golden sunset, and it looked beautiful in the glow. Later, I trimmed those top 'legs' off the bougainvillea.
I had felt sick earlier in the day with all the effort (turns out I had sunstroke, from the heat), but I am not aching this evening and I feel pretty good about it all.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Can it look like this? Utilities walk + updates
Leading to this...
The way they were - Garden progress report
Front side garden (John's Garden / John's Jungle) :
Max stump grinder doing his thing in 2015-
And that same area now:
The back neighbour's fence, 2015:
and now in 2017: I need more ficus on that fence, and German Ivy I say.
The corner of the streets, in 2015:
And that same area now:
The back neighbour's fence, 2015:
and now in 2017: I need more ficus on that fence, and German Ivy I say.
The corner of the streets, in 2015:
And now - I have some privacy being established:
5 Dec 2017:
Latest climbing rose in
Planted it round the side-at the back, in the beds. I think it's red, but I've lost the tag. Maybe it's pink. We shall see!
I'm a-gonna paint the fence black, one day. And attach chicken wire for things to grow over. I need to buy a drill.
I'm a-gonna paint the fence black, one day. And attach chicken wire for things to grow over. I need to buy a drill.
Two more palms in
More golden canes - hope their locations look ok when they're bigger. The first ones I put in are HERE.
Around the corner, there are some huge golden canes in gardens (almost everyone has one!) - like this one:
Around the corner, there are some huge golden canes in gardens (almost everyone has one!) - like this one:
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