tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59575363027544345512024-03-14T18:19:00.661+10:30Heart's DesireKatie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-56198879841040860282016-10-17T17:25:00.001+10:302016-10-17T17:25:25.489+10:30First spring roses.Long hiatus...<div><br></div><div>First roses of a rubbish, freezing cold, ridiculously wet spring. </div><div><br></div><div>Strawberry Hill</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0n8g23ytQQtO1iC3UUyDdzB30SqlNTXuKOI9uchnYe0kPA-5LA9BsSXCZ_X8sxs8LEgs9SnsQUK3WQcgML8R0LLXkkC2LhzxXER8NEbbcCflyTSGMA5USpYUL-rpM7oK9zMTr1hAPJUj/s640/blogger-image--1322720234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0n8g23ytQQtO1iC3UUyDdzB30SqlNTXuKOI9uchnYe0kPA-5LA9BsSXCZ_X8sxs8LEgs9SnsQUK3WQcgML8R0LLXkkC2LhzxXER8NEbbcCflyTSGMA5USpYUL-rpM7oK9zMTr1hAPJUj/s640/blogger-image--1322720234.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Front fence, Strawberry Hill back left (Anthemis, Thyme, Nepeta, Alyssum and Dianthus also in flower)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvC0X1-6saVZNE5kPHrsdjRhec9sr6uOHQ4_j0lS-TyuYsCYLKgb7mZFPocNEe6RlZv-RI6TqrVwNddiRssxkAxCITQ9Qb9n-nOIQM4nsi1hWxrPfrSwo9O_PRzGGIfmQLGxNkm6coMRk/s640/blogger-image-1220160704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvC0X1-6saVZNE5kPHrsdjRhec9sr6uOHQ4_j0lS-TyuYsCYLKgb7mZFPocNEe6RlZv-RI6TqrVwNddiRssxkAxCITQ9Qb9n-nOIQM4nsi1hWxrPfrSwo9O_PRzGGIfmQLGxNkm6coMRk/s640/blogger-image-1220160704.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Bedroom window with Crepuscule finally getting some height. Also Iceberg below, with Erigeron in flower. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MGACEkWR1QtU9d6ViN1pDbegZ_2tE9-CueJOLc0CI-IT0xJPfDnKgfVt57XH3OsFPo7ETHCWW5F9FvhYyE-deWkiqad341yrw7jBjelTYhMDjDkd1pLJei0z5zvcPQin_yk1U04yhQbX/s640/blogger-image--496310430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MGACEkWR1QtU9d6ViN1pDbegZ_2tE9-CueJOLc0CI-IT0xJPfDnKgfVt57XH3OsFPo7ETHCWW5F9FvhYyE-deWkiqad341yrw7jBjelTYhMDjDkd1pLJei0z5zvcPQin_yk1U04yhQbX/s640/blogger-image--496310430.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>First Crepuscule bloom of season. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXKeAzklZ1wsOhy8ALXuhvKGzEHcGgmwUZ5vdVJk20J33qH8DqIdcajXprV7UAVl28ePvhHTvW88kqOTP-rvXC16aZMi7oJ2dcCSS6GyyU-gD4AX02mcMfwE5TqKe2xulv__Hr0tWiO0_/s640/blogger-image--1171629568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXKeAzklZ1wsOhy8ALXuhvKGzEHcGgmwUZ5vdVJk20J33qH8DqIdcajXprV7UAVl28ePvhHTvW88kqOTP-rvXC16aZMi7oJ2dcCSS6GyyU-gD4AX02mcMfwE5TqKe2xulv__Hr0tWiO0_/s640/blogger-image--1171629568.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Bonica? $2 standard unlabelled rose rescue. Bumble Bee salvia and Erigeron underneath. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1HUXJJkeY75Ys_ygqkN1EhvN9J7gJRgkJMZ-iSuy0KggPTzNzdYpWlAcb6icnmGLr0LvB3sS1mvVuQYxkx8FjadNmtqSjOJu2y6Tw-a4s1A0A31IaadctAFONeN9XgkguANReFmgB9_5/s640/blogger-image--498453578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1HUXJJkeY75Ys_ygqkN1EhvN9J7gJRgkJMZ-iSuy0KggPTzNzdYpWlAcb6icnmGLr0LvB3sS1mvVuQYxkx8FjadNmtqSjOJu2y6Tw-a4s1A0A31IaadctAFONeN9XgkguANReFmgB9_5/s640/blogger-image--498453578.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Golden Celebration. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADGzsfLiUdooU0gC0M8Cl-IrNgIE_X8o5cLVnVTJzWP6clxHTSYi8sr-OtdIVuGWn3txGE3W0I7jRvQlWAgu5mCCVenvaDtfFvhEH_LRm4dcOpoelFiSB_QdjFVJfpVRZ6a00mU63zsmY/s640/blogger-image--927810040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Don't have the room, of course, I have been eyeing off clumping bamboos for some time but have not been able to stomach the price. So, when I stumbled across some cheap tubes of <i>Fargesia nitida</i> 'Fountain' the other day I decided to take a risk with the wee babies. Including post these average about $10 each. They've already been shifted into some 32cm pots and left in part-shade to grow on. It's likely they'll stay potted up for a long time. I'm hoping they'll produce canes of a useable size eventually (they should grow to 2-4m tall) and I'll never need to buy plastic-bagged bamboo from Bunnos for the garden ever again. Fingers crossed?!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHxgCK2guy5fP87pkcALNdxAmVbyI1SfqxZIO_V0NL-m0iDu2Q16mRaNBiSPHGkPSFEhTSoo6GMTfO6C7GzSkafAt7Vo46Dms2PWIlnFT-zX_aVuVRB6zMXHZQycWHsSg5TV-dMfwsM5B/s640/blogger-image-2033506530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHxgCK2guy5fP87pkcALNdxAmVbyI1SfqxZIO_V0NL-m0iDu2Q16mRaNBiSPHGkPSFEhTSoo6GMTfO6C7GzSkafAt7Vo46Dms2PWIlnFT-zX_aVuVRB6zMXHZQycWHsSg5TV-dMfwsM5B/s640/blogger-image-2033506530.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-21090064306766576492015-10-26T20:56:00.001+10:302015-10-26T22:45:23.944+10:30Hello, I love you,Won't you tell me your name?<div><br></div><div>First batch of strawberries from the front garden this spring. Variety name long lost! These get no special care whatsoever, just water over summer and whatever fertiliser runoff happens from the other plants nearby. </div><div><br></div><div>There's a few happy mulberries in there too. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YUEo2IXEU-BnM5cbx1pgnhkbEP_YOrO_VXWYBVnK0LT7dtUzzmF_E2LE8EUyQ4lTM42jZ80j_SqWiiQKPuIvct9rNciZNxR2CD7DpUaBv7iVBqATk791p2Ic8Srk7amDa3qWcog12HQQ/s640/blogger-image-210323170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YUEo2IXEU-BnM5cbx1pgnhkbEP_YOrO_VXWYBVnK0LT7dtUzzmF_E2LE8EUyQ4lTM42jZ80j_SqWiiQKPuIvct9rNciZNxR2CD7DpUaBv7iVBqATk791p2Ic8Srk7amDa3qWcog12HQQ/s640/blogger-image-210323170.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-17210199708076349612015-10-21T18:37:00.001+10:302015-10-21T18:37:51.831+10:30Coming up roses back yard part 2A true garden diary entry, just pictures and notes! <div><br></div><div>New garden section up the back, progress shots. <div><br></div><div>Western side. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMAyhq9CmEihQWp5RpUFyzslIVkt7_OpZV67FFJ_gZ4lG2Vwe7UpOxTVnumkU2J1R8S3Ljjp7-8OGCzf0vvCcjobzRPsiyVJgX0KcODoZtRVx8WQ52rTbHbDDfs-QM3mFgxC4r_g0W-yu/s640/blogger-image-1488983593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMAyhq9CmEihQWp5RpUFyzslIVkt7_OpZV67FFJ_gZ4lG2Vwe7UpOxTVnumkU2J1R8S3Ljjp7-8OGCzf0vvCcjobzRPsiyVJgX0KcODoZtRVx8WQ52rTbHbDDfs-QM3mFgxC4r_g0W-yu/s640/blogger-image-1488983593.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90tRWZbhWvrYD09cvLoYAcjsAEzsdNITw1Qnp3pvGLed286hImvQfIxLQo1G10KDDbn2AKUpCld3amk0ozDWQADjV9k9mX3ZQSYvOIPhsbBZZHnw-zpD2VI3HOc5hNklTJRScLCnS_e1m/s640/blogger-image-1283205611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90tRWZbhWvrYD09cvLoYAcjsAEzsdNITw1Qnp3pvGLed286hImvQfIxLQo1G10KDDbn2AKUpCld3amk0ozDWQADjV9k9mX3ZQSYvOIPhsbBZZHnw-zpD2VI3HOc5hNklTJRScLCnS_e1m/s640/blogger-image-1283205611.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Eastern side</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mZIFfhl0obyX64azkgZ6pa6vCK4FQMct_6JD379coXCnU33ZADBIVqBTMigQc2MSM9ohgFSR-XISSFteWzr9EyERHKPZX-JEBoNQHAwC7GTccLSUOALpwkIPHA9h3n4nI33QnfhgoEEL/s640/blogger-image--2107074006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mZIFfhl0obyX64azkgZ6pa6vCK4FQMct_6JD379coXCnU33ZADBIVqBTMigQc2MSM9ohgFSR-XISSFteWzr9EyERHKPZX-JEBoNQHAwC7GTccLSUOALpwkIPHA9h3n4nI33QnfhgoEEL/s640/blogger-image--2107074006.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lPfvg1rxixlse_YIPIlW1qeUV7h9PCzGQ4HSznrG5utViP9uOsbFsRqX_qnE5d165462CdbsTR9EbSjg9Y1KfiZOJ7NTq0cldYPN_DEM9IcYrB_h-4F_oboTHVeRiLhyphenhyphenjKFk7o7YVYN7/s640/blogger-image-1822719584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lPfvg1rxixlse_YIPIlW1qeUV7h9PCzGQ4HSznrG5utViP9uOsbFsRqX_qnE5d165462CdbsTR9EbSjg9Y1KfiZOJ7NTq0cldYPN_DEM9IcYrB_h-4F_oboTHVeRiLhyphenhyphenjKFk7o7YVYN7/s640/blogger-image-1822719584.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dwarf pears, cordon-planted winter 2015. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">'Beurre D'Anjou'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmJlZmZZ28kxKPdnVKR173wDj4zb_EmeVKhFIWFWCfEVf6LmC5V45KAOUhphwdl29Z5RpmM-NuRUstq7eE0gpeYoj1QQIU9Wn3r3YEg3LTS7CAgb9suNrO5gGfuonFwUKnxuT6NkhHetQ/s640/blogger-image-821646341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmJlZmZZ28kxKPdnVKR173wDj4zb_EmeVKhFIWFWCfEVf6LmC5V45KAOUhphwdl29Z5RpmM-NuRUstq7eE0gpeYoj1QQIU9Wn3r3YEg3LTS7CAgb9suNrO5gGfuonFwUKnxuT6NkhHetQ/s640/blogger-image-821646341.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">'Williams'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj827u_J8hcn0ZE8EF_LD6kc4JDhZBfZf57k2BAiFKMZlH7Ndn3ycteEiU07vS-0JoJNhARIAZEFf5M353E66iSOX6mAq6gIuhD5kmxPqxwZfWLcZ8ZHTmF_wpVNDikU2UTtyu6ylNavQdn/s640/blogger-image-1854703530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj827u_J8hcn0ZE8EF_LD6kc4JDhZBfZf57k2BAiFKMZlH7Ndn3ycteEiU07vS-0JoJNhARIAZEFf5M353E66iSOX6mAq6gIuhD5kmxPqxwZfWLcZ8ZHTmF_wpVNDikU2UTtyu6ylNavQdn/s640/blogger-image-1854703530.jpg"></a></div><br></div>'Beurre Bosc'. Half the size of the others, obscured by Chicago Peace rose, and a penstemon I might need to move. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdOjUQ7KptGHcocuOlPaimtoQ2xMk6KL8DBgjsm77KdB6zmWTdkJUdAl5Hr38QpCoivmRIh-SwQJilhq2-Ro17QDAcpav4_JltNuYnv2cKl_0PFuxY-s4HA8ierDt0mHUL1OPAcnLgbFt/s640/blogger-image-1212515228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdOjUQ7KptGHcocuOlPaimtoQ2xMk6KL8DBgjsm77KdB6zmWTdkJUdAl5Hr38QpCoivmRIh-SwQJilhq2-Ro17QDAcpav4_JltNuYnv2cKl_0PFuxY-s4HA8ierDt0mHUL1OPAcnLgbFt/s640/blogger-image-1212515228.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div>Crocus rose under plums, David Austin, transplanted from front garden to back and much happier: first flowers in four years! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ssLWLu6kGtuJIyJSaFSAhe85s-RXnASVQNW3FF3mwPPtlnDyQvYsJp5S6dR5YTpJ0WvHp-Bnp3YdsMPRdtIZBzv09pTDGl3jZDdR2dj5kUCAjhR3WLqVmk_xkGRVtKEBJxzsjEOGNRVG/s640/blogger-image-1246085909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But why are all the blooms at the back of the plant!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSgzI5wb4Fei4KKRBrnhEGI1vS_LbhVqgpHOslh1Tz-H6W61wZcuag79JPbiYy0WvFVgASDd0LoTxLm1nbIEy8Jje9tKFHq4cMqMi_IfsoEWW8JMn1D8Ujww3E9daB_kpnZ_RDHIEwHgB/s640/blogger-image--613841257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSgzI5wb4Fei4KKRBrnhEGI1vS_LbhVqgpHOslh1Tz-H6W61wZcuag79JPbiYy0WvFVgASDd0LoTxLm1nbIEy8Jje9tKFHq4cMqMi_IfsoEWW8JMn1D8Ujww3E9daB_kpnZ_RDHIEwHgB/s640/blogger-image--613841257.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CNmOGHLmknYHgQewKowOGbAqEhvuSOhBxLf7pyOojfnkuPkpiuUF9qSZEIurY10fLXAEPoBM5C7oun9n8FclL1rU_8a-XkRqDHqW-mRBX30YqvGf5zs3q1aMW29PfHaztj9B4LhyEUxV/s640/blogger-image--102656182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CNmOGHLmknYHgQewKowOGbAqEhvuSOhBxLf7pyOojfnkuPkpiuUF9qSZEIurY10fLXAEPoBM5C7oun9n8FclL1rU_8a-XkRqDHqW-mRBX30YqvGf5zs3q1aMW29PfHaztj9B4LhyEUxV/s640/blogger-image--102656182.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTwxTn_ZBcqW7hIK-btxmoYiqRcTSXAniOsDwRelI7f0QApBeYGxpT20DCb8ySeSg54FIuW40wZdP78qcgB-21RfSkiiNh1zyawvpFJ8qiSqeKPC3x7TJaBxrHrbI2AEGHrw5jYNlFnEl/s640/blogger-image-2124399170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTwxTn_ZBcqW7hIK-btxmoYiqRcTSXAniOsDwRelI7f0QApBeYGxpT20DCb8ySeSg54FIuW40wZdP78qcgB-21RfSkiiNh1zyawvpFJ8qiSqeKPC3x7TJaBxrHrbI2AEGHrw5jYNlFnEl/s640/blogger-image-2124399170.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8wX_b41SP2Y5cvMBB18SBXxjJr-EuAy26EVRXBxkxkr5r78N7wi87zNq99QfNb2Qaur2mxg5CmZkTTQXBUNWYsu2bJGoLE4r_a_QAoxsw9xdVHXHQbdUYNW3jHNZH25OD2Cg6LTIov1l/s640/blogger-image-441049471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8wX_b41SP2Y5cvMBB18SBXxjJr-EuAy26EVRXBxkxkr5r78N7wi87zNq99QfNb2Qaur2mxg5CmZkTTQXBUNWYsu2bJGoLE4r_a_QAoxsw9xdVHXHQbdUYNW3jHNZH25OD2Cg6LTIov1l/s640/blogger-image-441049471.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Gruss an Aachen, smells sensational. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH1u__VsWGXvonE4cmGXLE0zMlBZ2MF2XBdtJrsNc9_ioBnOnVscc5UubEdppy7ZBfFbrR_4IpR8l2-J9VAHQeTpgUVDJMbYsPo1VMhUhyphenhyphenn2uRZ9f2xx21CAzwQIclhRcmZcFVj1Ov4VY/s640/blogger-image--1571117295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH1u__VsWGXvonE4cmGXLE0zMlBZ2MF2XBdtJrsNc9_ioBnOnVscc5UubEdppy7ZBfFbrR_4IpR8l2-J9VAHQeTpgUVDJMbYsPo1VMhUhyphenhyphenn2uRZ9f2xx21CAzwQIclhRcmZcFVj1Ov4VY/s640/blogger-image--1571117295.jpg"></a></div><br></div>White Wings, flowers are enormous but short lived. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYu3YBXe4xnRkpCfsACsNgddhSMfCOXX-UVevogo4rFmPc4z5kd-8LjaFtkbKOMqJcoeFJvrTm-fizGQr8AK0qfqSgpeB6zpWCO_6tUpvjT4P-CR8thHTUGU-3ZchhsteHFWI3viJOd81/s640/blogger-image--846507227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYu3YBXe4xnRkpCfsACsNgddhSMfCOXX-UVevogo4rFmPc4z5kd-8LjaFtkbKOMqJcoeFJvrTm-fizGQr8AK0qfqSgpeB6zpWCO_6tUpvjT4P-CR8thHTUGU-3ZchhsteHFWI3viJOd81/s640/blogger-image--846507227.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And lastly, not Red Pierre, which this rose should be, but the rootstock which is gorgeous and I'm going to let be after Red Pierre never took off (even before the rootstock took over. Is it Dr Huey? 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He was expensive, and I wasn't sure if he'd be worth the investment. Well, a year later he in no way resembles a cubby-house yet, but check out the fruit! Granted they are not large, but the are prolific and delicious... Unlike the English mulberry I planted five years ago which grew like the clappers but had hardly any fruit, and those it had were small, dry, and totally tasteless. <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbJz8pYH91gDdLDZXzZUcSLOK08LnZIPidTfjlE5d1ranvhs1wXzHp8ikmLe3uUgVR1l526RsJIb5e1syPCzvv3fXQYqhFd6K8tohc9PGyE2n38WEdMRTM6ogkpgmFEdsbKwAwEQZU17v/s640/blogger-image-1134444427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbJz8pYH91gDdLDZXzZUcSLOK08LnZIPidTfjlE5d1ranvhs1wXzHp8ikmLe3uUgVR1l526RsJIb5e1syPCzvv3fXQYqhFd6K8tohc9PGyE2n38WEdMRTM6ogkpgmFEdsbKwAwEQZU17v/s640/blogger-image-1134444427.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WvZb4E0RT_NM-ZXs_7w_f01kvLsAZVSUUbsuloTUrsSaHNVk2c26RxKNq0gGxB_nWtd20siKRNBcmPDYuZ0GLPUAgq0oHpjDIuAWBj6lGaeWW6U9VF8BmXG2TAg-rYdjb7NWQejMu1gE/s640/blogger-image--2038080629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WvZb4E0RT_NM-ZXs_7w_f01kvLsAZVSUUbsuloTUrsSaHNVk2c26RxKNq0gGxB_nWtd20siKRNBcmPDYuZ0GLPUAgq0oHpjDIuAWBj6lGaeWW6U9VF8BmXG2TAg-rYdjb7NWQejMu1gE/s640/blogger-image--2038080629.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRdB48NvImY6hoeUU4-l6nDzNxdEsKxcqlHD75n3pn18bHptaVzeyor0IRPaFxzgYxO56QbFlwv4rEvMPBQ1CDAj8PNpGQpwYAsxeVvs7w6CK4H96EiDvUuK4Yo9WwQ6rwxIwPRHh1o0c/s640/blogger-image-1138225317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRdB48NvImY6hoeUU4-l6nDzNxdEsKxcqlHD75n3pn18bHptaVzeyor0IRPaFxzgYxO56QbFlwv4rEvMPBQ1CDAj8PNpGQpwYAsxeVvs7w6CK4H96EiDvUuK4Yo9WwQ6rwxIwPRHh1o0c/s640/blogger-image-1138225317.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-45881992680044330702015-10-19T09:15:00.001+10:302015-10-19T09:15:32.312+10:30What's coming up roses: back garden part 1.Buff Beauty (hybrid musk)<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL02vib3d_vy2nX2sQAX1LMKFcaEnJrZFnM3OF6BpXQfcCkbLofLpBIPMFhTNTruNX9UryKAri8jSnKGkPKvbvJizGhmCYGF6hj2_o5ToIfQcuw4Bz1ZH7SxoGQHRTwc_wM6NBMxJ4LxVX/s640/blogger-image-590716455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL02vib3d_vy2nX2sQAX1LMKFcaEnJrZFnM3OF6BpXQfcCkbLofLpBIPMFhTNTruNX9UryKAri8jSnKGkPKvbvJizGhmCYGF6hj2_o5ToIfQcuw4Bz1ZH7SxoGQHRTwc_wM6NBMxJ4LxVX/s640/blogger-image-590716455.jpg"></a></div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM-_7Jr_z-lPojj2XoJbdEpHTSbRnpL6H0Qqpb6ZEpYHzbq5S-sI-2cDPRc3zp6b16k0KM0ORrJHvYPwnH7D8Zrrq60rv_wOdFgtnZpgcrY6i1mZm77LVoROxO2abY3nMkcyTltwIOFyg/s640/blogger-image-1806458065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM-_7Jr_z-lPojj2XoJbdEpHTSbRnpL6H0Qqpb6ZEpYHzbq5S-sI-2cDPRc3zp6b16k0KM0ORrJHvYPwnH7D8Zrrq60rv_wOdFgtnZpgcrY6i1mZm77LVoROxO2abY3nMkcyTltwIOFyg/s640/blogger-image-1806458065.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Sophy's Rose... As always! 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Smells divine!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT4Is19_QYZ_50UL8US4DKia7rEoTxar8QzoG5r6OdIlCNytHLIPdV9F1G36VXJlC9IJGwoXL5EXRXbm64GCxVXBcaJ2pwfUwpwLHGSQ3IkH55NbiB-6McLqU0cC4LsU7nyMSYP9o47ng/s640/blogger-image--1422530851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT4Is19_QYZ_50UL8US4DKia7rEoTxar8QzoG5r6OdIlCNytHLIPdV9F1G36VXJlC9IJGwoXL5EXRXbm64GCxVXBcaJ2pwfUwpwLHGSQ3IkH55NbiB-6McLqU0cC4LsU7nyMSYP9o47ng/s640/blogger-image--1422530851.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWWuoic1P6KI5sNSeLyzNYy1yaZRgujvSNg2SAtn4xDrNvNVjPBMM9gakDyUAw6ULJdyoGib3tHNwJnqObV8HfoL1AurMrmapk-tY61w2UzfINm9ktDOrcJd9NGAd8jPRcUL9q3PIm2o4/s640/blogger-image-1429205968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These are self-sown from some planted in previous years. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoG5TjAoC06Na88b6D0jvy5ywDqFh1Xg57ukPS4xIhoCAhMw5UV6cPXizAmhp1-3qy2_Az_UdesuImVLp2KtZoevd8rNmX5mq6W-Q0odwloImAfp6WA7KFMsqiFC6Nux9ph4q-uEfW1d7F/s640/blogger-image--132208263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoG5TjAoC06Na88b6D0jvy5ywDqFh1Xg57ukPS4xIhoCAhMw5UV6cPXizAmhp1-3qy2_Az_UdesuImVLp2KtZoevd8rNmX5mq6W-Q0odwloImAfp6WA7KFMsqiFC6Nux9ph4q-uEfW1d7F/s640/blogger-image--132208263.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrPn31G0VLkU7v0EbnM1unk79Fg45t9szX09uYnHtwWD5o7Ye26G-0rzJ7FDQZY_CsaOWNlAFpkfVKmTJCAHZg_uOaHllAbqPvdARhrIEMJbL8ZJB8uWbyW5yweXlZZSS_kLJo55LZy1P/s640/blogger-image--158173983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrPn31G0VLkU7v0EbnM1unk79Fg45t9szX09uYnHtwWD5o7Ye26G-0rzJ7FDQZY_CsaOWNlAFpkfVKmTJCAHZg_uOaHllAbqPvdARhrIEMJbL8ZJB8uWbyW5yweXlZZSS_kLJo55LZy1P/s640/blogger-image--158173983.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz49G7qqLw_Kshbbx_Da1cdGZ6GWVd4P2G_g0GXkSbl24WWFYOB3n031QEQhh4bX9aEsAwQR2pzJN4i6bUMVPDIqYBpQSlSc0cz_QmXqvhQM6a3_jRozOxNAbo_QTZ6prme__Nfb86ysBN/s640/blogger-image-1936420061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz49G7qqLw_Kshbbx_Da1cdGZ6GWVd4P2G_g0GXkSbl24WWFYOB3n031QEQhh4bX9aEsAwQR2pzJN4i6bUMVPDIqYBpQSlSc0cz_QmXqvhQM6a3_jRozOxNAbo_QTZ6prme__Nfb86ysBN/s640/blogger-image-1936420061.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The front garden is looking particularly fabulous right now. I'm so happy to have discovered Dianthus and have been busy planting out all sorts of different varieties; they really have done very well so far. Now they just need to prove themselves over summer, eek! The rose on the right is Strawberry Hill (a David Austin), going into its second summer now and looking amazing. The blasted heat really did come at the worst time to spoil a great deal of the first flash of roses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NU8du3gFBlTchpU7R7ljdNTRE5HWN-jTwfgRdBNWgrjpV1akpoXSHocq4va-x4OeZGYwgyoY6-vxhqQYxAMWgAF6KGkwXse8Lukqa019C9HFyj3Nj3grV_4VNipydV6FEuSSVXEbBVyY/s640/blogger-image--1521732279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NU8du3gFBlTchpU7R7ljdNTRE5HWN-jTwfgRdBNWgrjpV1akpoXSHocq4va-x4OeZGYwgyoY6-vxhqQYxAMWgAF6KGkwXse8Lukqa019C9HFyj3Nj3grV_4VNipydV6FEuSSVXEbBVyY/s640/blogger-image--1521732279.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-33354832029309975122015-10-05T21:23:00.001+10:302015-10-05T21:23:45.758+10:30Pond revampDear Huey, I am not impressed with the weather, please get your act together and save the high temperatures for summer :/ <div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, I photographed and then completely neglected to post photos of my pond revamp from perhaps a month ago. I'm shifting the old bath out from behind the retaining wall and reclaiming that as garden. I've invested in a whopping great terracotta pot for the new pond. We painted on some kind of black, tar-like (in appearance, consistency and smell) waterproofing gloop on the interior, and plugged up the hole with concrete (I say 'we', I mean I got D to do it). </div><div><br></div><div>I made a 'basket' from chicken wire for the lotus so that it would fit into the pot, along with a pile of cow manure and some extra soil and water-plant fertiliser tablets. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEAgVBaXpzaUSICJvH6OFjrI1Fjnjhr4F4EjZCxRXtgJyGIHQuXymdjZGP06fHbG75UWFDIr4xB-KmO5mBqLI3U7TF8iNSqZIL5hKYZxL5kz-kt1esc4gC5UpuyrkAp0EaEZKnMo3t5-A/s640/blogger-image-759395082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEAgVBaXpzaUSICJvH6OFjrI1Fjnjhr4F4EjZCxRXtgJyGIHQuXymdjZGP06fHbG75UWFDIr4xB-KmO5mBqLI3U7TF8iNSqZIL5hKYZxL5kz-kt1esc4gC5UpuyrkAp0EaEZKnMo3t5-A/s640/blogger-image-759395082.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My helper 'helped' as usual. The only plants in there are the dormant lotus (please come back, lotus!) and a nearly-dormant water lily. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedZgkY_yd8SQCp126oP0Iq_ArN8dgalRRxvhuglPPfxBUKbLC-dCc58wH6zp3-YIUHWtZJLDBtektxM4qvckfBioITOwId6UL4N-qF4cphlmNHIzdYfCrPtU934YLuyjVySj5M-Udsqu3/s640/blogger-image--72511333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedZgkY_yd8SQCp126oP0Iq_ArN8dgalRRxvhuglPPfxBUKbLC-dCc58wH6zp3-YIUHWtZJLDBtektxM4qvckfBioITOwId6UL4N-qF4cphlmNHIzdYfCrPtU934YLuyjVySj5M-Udsqu3/s640/blogger-image--72511333.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We piled a whole heap of broken terracotta (ex-plant pots) on top of the soil to stop it all floating out. Then, filled it up with rainwater, popped in the fish from the old pond, then sat back and waited. The lily has just sent out a few new leaves with this spate of hot weather, so there a plus at least. Mostly however, right now it's growing very un-photogenic algae. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHTdUMJI_jGwG3nPlDXHLTbgxeAtBzfDlaqiu7ajNFtVpjoNt2eFswQczZpubZsS2ZsBO8OQFh7C1mFa7qqN52lm5iNUK7YfbntRj9zYgk4YuhoR-JjNEg_er9bEhMxLkjr5FzPl5j_62/s640/blogger-image-1919217861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHTdUMJI_jGwG3nPlDXHLTbgxeAtBzfDlaqiu7ajNFtVpjoNt2eFswQczZpubZsS2ZsBO8OQFh7C1mFa7qqN52lm5iNUK7YfbntRj9zYgk4YuhoR-JjNEg_er9bEhMxLkjr5FzPl5j_62/s640/blogger-image-1919217861.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-12070106028902388602015-09-19T16:27:00.001+09:302015-09-19T16:27:26.400+09:30Early rosesA surprise 'Paul Bocuse' (Guillot)<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHQ720CwLYPxq8XuPjFag5P0Dwnug4Cs78FRHctVv4t1id3cbSwr2m4Mn4wxvb91w5EI9GaZCLtC8OPu3mEcp8wF3FzwlPqnGat4sSPf7Gmx2k7wLeGuuALMehuLjf79EizJ0-W0g1HU2/s640/blogger-image--1900880453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHQ720CwLYPxq8XuPjFag5P0Dwnug4Cs78FRHctVv4t1id3cbSwr2m4Mn4wxvb91w5EI9GaZCLtC8OPu3mEcp8wF3FzwlPqnGat4sSPf7Gmx2k7wLeGuuALMehuLjf79EizJ0-W0g1HU2/s640/blogger-image--1900880453.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And, glory be, not one but two flowers on my climbing 'Black Boy' Rose (Alistair Clark) already. Is this not the most perfect colour? </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eYqTx2mnmWzk9dTbS1nLq1pHeWuCRN-_nInatwXaLQ6sM5_rpqcew318qaM3wXCdNLVoL-SxsjqYnYqXkWXIMpFEMnX-bRGc8T9s-at07uasR8t6Ql6h1D8dNa3wxDfCJ3gcq13R5rg1/s640/blogger-image-814929614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eYqTx2mnmWzk9dTbS1nLq1pHeWuCRN-_nInatwXaLQ6sM5_rpqcew318qaM3wXCdNLVoL-SxsjqYnYqXkWXIMpFEMnX-bRGc8T9s-at07uasR8t6Ql6h1D8dNa3wxDfCJ3gcq13R5rg1/s640/blogger-image-814929614.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-35882963256197888922015-09-14T19:35:00.001+09:302015-09-14T19:35:01.645+09:30LatelyWow, don't post for a bit and those photos really pile up!<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We've been away on a brief driving holiday to Sydney and back. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Saw loads on Olearia in full bloom through those endless mallee lands. 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Oh, if I had a few spare million to restore it to its former glory... </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8sB8Igsjb6lDnFFJHX-rBqrIhQbZuD5m6EgA5xCIKRrrASSVAJtT-CDhj2xbuBgXsgoYMS5veX7Eai0s4PyEU7HMpKw3xOH6iR9E-eRzOtBS-QtISxrernlyFBhB7_S52cWfT2xcXyjT/s640/blogger-image-1035328463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8sB8Igsjb6lDnFFJHX-rBqrIhQbZuD5m6EgA5xCIKRrrASSVAJtT-CDhj2xbuBgXsgoYMS5veX7Eai0s4PyEU7HMpKw3xOH6iR9E-eRzOtBS-QtISxrernlyFBhB7_S52cWfT2xcXyjT/s640/blogger-image-1035328463.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>If you have an opportunity to visit the Australian Botanic Gardens at Mt Annan, NSW, you really should do so. 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Meanwhile, apples are planted, pears are planted, roses are 1/2 planted. I try not to moan too much, but sometimes it's so hard to get anything done when you have small children for company :/ But we did visit the Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens for the start of the yearly Magnolia bloom, and that was lovely and the kidlets hardly complained at all, despite falling into a bog and a long walk up a very steep hill. </div>
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Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-21378408599672598142015-08-21T20:37:00.001+09:302015-08-21T20:37:59.312+09:30Fun for the postieA great week for packages! I got my apples and pears already:<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTSHxGjbQamnOtqXP-1peegE7-0n3IPV4J8fc7VkiX_z7Wvkqm05hpPa_vtWBtTb6F7WBPCjcqhTNWEJUlIl8fK2YNRAv76I3hOlxZLyapRInjC7wqa4cJD39uDqKCH5UIVDm5NS6uplC/s640/blogger-image-1206438056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTSHxGjbQamnOtqXP-1peegE7-0n3IPV4J8fc7VkiX_z7Wvkqm05hpPa_vtWBtTb6F7WBPCjcqhTNWEJUlIl8fK2YNRAv76I3hOlxZLyapRInjC7wqa4cJD39uDqKCH5UIVDm5NS6uplC/s640/blogger-image-1206438056.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXiy7ls-dSdrJqK-O6ozCkeaIzfYiFAAswyOg3ZWMwXEozFr-3A7ohS-F3-aXGKQ9mcYBbHlZI6pNiYmcROi9LEkm_mX58lOv9_05Qo72vk9aa39frLFCMrwn6I6SPIHUarakP0ZuHYdk/s640/blogger-image--2087401549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXiy7ls-dSdrJqK-O6ozCkeaIzfYiFAAswyOg3ZWMwXEozFr-3A7ohS-F3-aXGKQ9mcYBbHlZI6pNiYmcROi9LEkm_mX58lOv9_05Qo72vk9aa39frLFCMrwn6I6SPIHUarakP0ZuHYdk/s640/blogger-image--2087401549.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>And my roses finally arrived, minus the Abraham Darby, which was a bit of a bugger because it was one of two that I really, really, really particularly wanted (the other being Cornelia), but it did give me a great excuse to go trawling a few of my favourite nurseries to see if I could find one (and I did, woo woo!)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPN4aqJq9XERNXxgMv5STaYZOmnH6u659cw-eORasBOMdOd9IzpJ-B_4ylBioelqWcPFcEgTYFrqDi1SLQhwJh3SUGru09PQNTcoPFShIPnVW-om4lIdQTGBDOHrk1CGR6RLU5NeImm_Q0/s640/blogger-image-356447338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPN4aqJq9XERNXxgMv5STaYZOmnH6u659cw-eORasBOMdOd9IzpJ-B_4ylBioelqWcPFcEgTYFrqDi1SLQhwJh3SUGru09PQNTcoPFShIPnVW-om4lIdQTGBDOHrk1CGR6RLU5NeImm_Q0/s640/blogger-image-356447338.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Next update will be plants in the ground. </div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-83889800097673237192015-08-14T11:44:00.001+09:302015-08-14T11:44:20.583+09:30It's not easy being greenNot being a house plant in a house with small children. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe1yJ09dRMQqERxhXP2wqKjnElp60KYrDbGbzCG6ShMhPBDKlTrE7z14PjaPUf9q90aPyNuuHwqMJWyIufHnS9EnAU6cO7MrvZA1FI4iR9gklbNAQH61tOzEku3oCC5fhpxQWPduzs2NP/s640/blogger-image-147258063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe1yJ09dRMQqERxhXP2wqKjnElp60KYrDbGbzCG6ShMhPBDKlTrE7z14PjaPUf9q90aPyNuuHwqMJWyIufHnS9EnAU6cO7MrvZA1FI4iR9gklbNAQH61tOzEku3oCC5fhpxQWPduzs2NP/s640/blogger-image-147258063.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>But, perhaps I can make the best of a sad situation, and turn one African Violet into seven...</div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitElMZAfmGqCotBFW4FWKK5j71LHO67LpCl8PQGfxDwJkJCBJAVatNUCigdKn3Nd17nk9AiAAnteMRLfcyvhCXcPfSrNSC05qRQCovXzVk4H5fU6YibZGPY7CZVS2WRrQRFOETK6x_mOU3/s640/blogger-image--1006183082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitElMZAfmGqCotBFW4FWKK5j71LHO67LpCl8PQGfxDwJkJCBJAVatNUCigdKn3Nd17nk9AiAAnteMRLfcyvhCXcPfSrNSC05qRQCovXzVk4H5fU6YibZGPY7CZVS2WRrQRFOETK6x_mOU3/s640/blogger-image--1006183082.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-28965683025682527622015-08-12T21:58:00.001+09:302015-08-12T23:03:44.726+09:30St. Cecilia gets a second chanceAfter three or four years in the front garden, my St. Cecelia (David Austin) rose has done little better than limp along. Today she got the heave ho, but with some last minute magnamity I've potted her up. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXYba0tLyPRZc5l2kKW1zC-M9A9FmKg2xGbN5BoDJe1r32lMhfum9IdFHAypGQhUhFicBNXwZZpf6c1gG8dT2sKPtSpYdi-y6OR1_oQ-sBm5MsUBKh_ZmQgIBx8l6YO1umi2gH7E8p7wE/s640/blogger-image--1087731156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXYba0tLyPRZc5l2kKW1zC-M9A9FmKg2xGbN5BoDJe1r32lMhfum9IdFHAypGQhUhFicBNXwZZpf6c1gG8dT2sKPtSpYdi-y6OR1_oQ-sBm5MsUBKh_ZmQgIBx8l6YO1umi2gH7E8p7wE/s640/blogger-image--1087731156.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div>The rootstock has been trying to take over from the day this rose was originally planted, so it's had a rather severe bit of surgery from a pruning saw to try to get rid of the problem. Too much? Will she survive? We shall see. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFOrEamsm5MJCm3Uv4ypsMLhjffmnIGVQ47A9CqW8Uzew0GmWxkWdqedw7zqgEHHE-yihBNDIfQQ-XGDc2CkjRza9eWI9hu62aw2cjXKXzGpBHf7koAZsZezBq6l_SsZpqC2cfbXUuQsh/s640/blogger-image-1886296451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFOrEamsm5MJCm3Uv4ypsMLhjffmnIGVQ47A9CqW8Uzew0GmWxkWdqedw7zqgEHHE-yihBNDIfQQ-XGDc2CkjRza9eWI9hu62aw2cjXKXzGpBHf7koAZsZezBq6l_SsZpqC2cfbXUuQsh/s640/blogger-image-1886296451.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Fingers crossed. She's bedded <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">in half general purpose mix, half premium mix (because I ran out of GP mix), and a handful of Seamungous pellets to help the roots along. Hopefully some pot culture and a quieter and cooler position in the garden will do her a world of good, and she'll blossom for me. </span></div></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw20tn6b7dAsuGxpJafhmTpX6p2uknY5T0pansaJ8UbWrUOvogH4REEIRhmSfH6kSezribxKQxgsJygn4yJ_j-ivgaee9XYyst4MKG-2ZlcWWlenvIQnBD6pasoe1oGUeA45c6qo8QXmQW/s640/blogger-image--2006859915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw20tn6b7dAsuGxpJafhmTpX6p2uknY5T0pansaJ8UbWrUOvogH4REEIRhmSfH6kSezribxKQxgsJygn4yJ_j-ivgaee9XYyst4MKG-2ZlcWWlenvIQnBD6pasoe1oGUeA45c6qo8QXmQW/s640/blogger-image--2006859915.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I had my usual assistant today too, though not so sure the beloved, white Moomin appreciated being used as a gardening tool. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz73XlLrpU-8MyUnd82u6Wz12PDX3eSU7V-_MBZfa4xWSaZN1UOXUhWqXWtNMYos-qW9O4I1YrCigS52U_u0Jhys4IK99r-cNDjLpzZzSiaVbXkEW5E4PzXfKL3ZExS9NQ0YREMFxu9yH/s640/blogger-image--139008700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz73XlLrpU-8MyUnd82u6Wz12PDX3eSU7V-_MBZfa4xWSaZN1UOXUhWqXWtNMYos-qW9O4I1YrCigS52U_u0Jhys4IK99r-cNDjLpzZzSiaVbXkEW5E4PzXfKL3ZExS9NQ0YREMFxu9yH/s640/blogger-image--139008700.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Off topic: how sad is my lawn in the background?! Come back, warmth and sunshine; we need you!) </div><br></span></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-59439449103955000412015-08-06T18:53:00.001+09:302015-08-06T19:57:45.110+09:30Apples and pears, oh my!<div><br></div>I did it. I held my breath, closed my eyes, and clicked 'order' on six new fruit trees: three apples, and three pears. It's a bit extravagant, but this will really round out my little home orchard. All trees are on dwarfing rootstock, and I've chosen varieties that hopefully will one day see us eating our own fruit from February right through to July (November-January already well covered by other fruit trees in the yard. In order of fruiting, I am getting:<div><br></div><div>Williams pear (Feb-March) </div><div>Beurre Bosc pear (March, Chef husband's #1 choice) </div><div>Grand Duke Constantine apple (March-April)</div><div>Beurre D'Anjou pear (April)</div><div>Braeburn apple (May-June)</div><div>Pink Lady apple (June-July, my #1 choice). </div><div><br></div><div>I don't have a suitable garden photo today, so in the meantime, please enjoy this Pablo Picasso painting, 'Poires et Pommes,' from 1908. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7khTju0XfBuIYAEv1-2YZN0vY0obAHKJyPZVWYiXg8FJiqzxD-W3u7cKeGO3OxvGvPoV91bZkPI0H1ME4QyhdW5CKY1OuDj_JzWmqF6axRe7Ph72n4L7HLtX5fw_lMQjLPMHfnDZTeyX/s640/blogger-image-336264709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7khTju0XfBuIYAEv1-2YZN0vY0obAHKJyPZVWYiXg8FJiqzxD-W3u7cKeGO3OxvGvPoV91bZkPI0H1ME4QyhdW5CKY1OuDj_JzWmqF6axRe7Ph72n4L7HLtX5fw_lMQjLPMHfnDZTeyX/s640/blogger-image-336264709.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-51674294667487366732015-08-05T21:29:00.001+09:302015-08-05T21:29:35.405+09:30Shopping tripAnyone would think I was some kind of gardener...<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihp1keOpHc8Qgxr6SP_SwvnNyFrVnvZA3rxQd840y0YXGwGWBXjHZzS2U3YFxuuHVN4xwBITwVccqoY0jMGFTWy_nfPrJApfeUhM0XurEiwYO72vJVeq6MYBcbbCtPNOlOfYoQDog18jo-/s640/blogger-image--2130714271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihp1keOpHc8Qgxr6SP_SwvnNyFrVnvZA3rxQd840y0YXGwGWBXjHZzS2U3YFxuuHVN4xwBITwVccqoY0jMGFTWy_nfPrJApfeUhM0XurEiwYO72vJVeq6MYBcbbCtPNOlOfYoQDog18jo-/s640/blogger-image--2130714271.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-8141729413380501792015-08-02T16:08:00.001+09:302015-08-02T17:35:59.097+09:30Potato Tower<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> I haven't bothered with growing potatoes for a couple of years now, because fun as it is, it's also quite a lot of effort and space for minimal return (I've found). Anyway, on my beloved Pinterest I found pictures and links to 'potato towers' (http</span><a href="http://www.growinglotsurbanfarm.com/potato-towers-living-fence-posts/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">://www.growinglotsurbanfarm.com/potato-towers-living-fence-posts/</a>) a<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">nd being intrigued, I thought I'd give it a whirl. I especially like the minimal amount of ground area this takes up! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Anyway, all we have here is pea straw, four bags of bought compost, a bit of half-made compost filler from our compost tumbler to add bulk down the bottom of the tower, and two handfuls of Seamungus, one each one third and two thirds of the way up.</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BM0lz_MYwsI4waMoBr8yFKJuegqXjQZM5EJAZ_70m4l-qgqUM4WL8irlaSpV7TY6iZbqLjokAecYTVtzydlV0aiTcket8oHYkHgA4fIq33_nqtOSlEs4kjoUtQhgWiIPWV24YNzmyE0d/s640/blogger-image-1475101563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BM0lz_MYwsI4waMoBr8yFKJuegqXjQZM5EJAZ_70m4l-qgqUM4WL8irlaSpV7TY6iZbqLjokAecYTVtzydlV0aiTcket8oHYkHgA4fIq33_nqtOSlEs4kjoUtQhgWiIPWV24YNzmyE0d/s640/blogger-image-1475101563.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div> From top to bottom the layers donuts) of potatoes planted in here are:</div><div><br><div>-King Edward (plus a couple of Kestral from one gone green in the kitchen)<div>-Bintje</div><div>-Nicola</div><div>-Royal Blue</div><div>-Dutch Cream</div><div>-Kipfler</div></div><div><br></div><div>Diggers afficionados will recognise the 'members' mix' of spuds here! No red varieties though, I'd have liked some but they were not included in the mix and I didn't want to spend any extra money. </div><div><br></div><div>Stay tuned; I will update as we go along, and fingers crossed this works well otherwise it's a bit of an expensive experiment!</div></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-55063381996290770912015-07-24T19:17:00.001+09:302015-07-24T19:18:34.229+09:30Toddlered!Poor Old Nodding Violet. What did it ever do to deserve this?! <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMsysakw9zIlzMo0Hfbz3usRMt63GtrIhzosajt88x2RiEAV0itOW6TG9wvf50X2iidIKacYih4wPA3dOs7jGi0LQ0u8PhFBbV6wfbbm2XvWSGhKZuWEjfeiXc6ILb9oE_PvwBKFKgemK/s640/blogger-image--1599984106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMsysakw9zIlzMo0Hfbz3usRMt63GtrIhzosajt88x2RiEAV0itOW6TG9wvf50X2iidIKacYih4wPA3dOs7jGi0LQ0u8PhFBbV6wfbbm2XvWSGhKZuWEjfeiXc6ILb9oE_PvwBKFKgemK/s640/blogger-image--1599984106.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-5600234598213863572015-07-19T10:21:00.001+09:302015-07-19T10:21:16.904+09:30Frost!I am not an early-riser (at least not by choice), but at 9:30am our yard was still covered by this fine bloom of ice. So beautiful. <div><br></div><div>Geums</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FMUbIjrXOeHV8sHneseoYXUFWN5fdJFdA1wBFz8CjHOcsLUFbrbtqSlfKW50LURPxM-Bn3oJU-TVvUC2bUEwtIBAwOr3pJRJtz_TntAbEqmKSpLImhfwXpTRirdoyNiG7QBIZShfANDx/s640/blogger-image-1652186009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FMUbIjrXOeHV8sHneseoYXUFWN5fdJFdA1wBFz8CjHOcsLUFbrbtqSlfKW50LURPxM-Bn3oJU-TVvUC2bUEwtIBAwOr3pJRJtz_TntAbEqmKSpLImhfwXpTRirdoyNiG7QBIZShfANDx/s640/blogger-image-1652186009.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Silene uniflora </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbebsiSbkldo0Xh43w1ToBRMj3_m54DZO1QDSyKoCbpQWy7J21Mi7fzsOGTuYjdNNiVVPxYwiz1v38tKJmAeA-V6K4M-2X7zp3Wa8ACanVnhtyHFKrdoc-JwkDUbieTH1aJRJNMaTesSRf/s640/blogger-image-212030459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbebsiSbkldo0Xh43w1ToBRMj3_m54DZO1QDSyKoCbpQWy7J21Mi7fzsOGTuYjdNNiVVPxYwiz1v38tKJmAeA-V6K4M-2X7zp3Wa8ACanVnhtyHFKrdoc-JwkDUbieTH1aJRJNMaTesSRf/s640/blogger-image-212030459.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pelargonium somethingorother </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmKdLgVXpkXdd6r6wGxd1mDbIR0ooVBlLpLqDrNCisweDl845y_IUK88naGKpv-U12UixqFck-gedBmlht918d-TtPym8RO1Ssnh4eUUiuXzPqgzTg5e5eOIgnVfKeidCe7bEVLu_gHKQ/s640/blogger-image--1797834770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmKdLgVXpkXdd6r6wGxd1mDbIR0ooVBlLpLqDrNCisweDl845y_IUK88naGKpv-U12UixqFck-gedBmlht918d-TtPym8RO1Ssnh4eUUiuXzPqgzTg5e5eOIgnVfKeidCe7bEVLu_gHKQ/s640/blogger-image--1797834770.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Crassula (I wonder how it will cope?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SjCS0b20Z0p-elLkysiKQ3D-0mfzRg9HgAdjyLYKxOX1XEYABeYw9K6ZzMLf-ksvfVOe_39zrjU-w4LK9IOKToe1WjSzQLQLLJLaWWaALVpgDH2leJkW-QojiV7S3Y1N-HPyVdHOcFhz/s640/blogger-image-1915276774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SjCS0b20Z0p-elLkysiKQ3D-0mfzRg9HgAdjyLYKxOX1XEYABeYw9K6ZzMLf-ksvfVOe_39zrjU-w4LK9IOKToe1WjSzQLQLLJLaWWaALVpgDH2leJkW-QojiV7S3Y1N-HPyVdHOcFhz/s640/blogger-image-1915276774.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And a blooming Winter Iris, for luck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ0SyTU_6w3X3FpdDMR7AzO7Tnn6jBVro4bXbdsaNks9wajhqJDz9KzKF0-vsiC1eJs1mMoTL2HVbtPmN57a-D5tOW8IP0czGEPD3KwtnOyHYfv2PPUUI0hYuLOWnyhRss4KjmiAMkyl_/s640/blogger-image-1373367663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ0SyTU_6w3X3FpdDMR7AzO7Tnn6jBVro4bXbdsaNks9wajhqJDz9KzKF0-vsiC1eJs1mMoTL2HVbtPmN57a-D5tOW8IP0czGEPD3KwtnOyHYfv2PPUUI0hYuLOWnyhRss4KjmiAMkyl_/s640/blogger-image-1373367663.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-18473954764083563742015-07-12T18:30:00.001+09:302015-07-12T18:30:05.251+09:30Front gardenBlessed to still have all this out there mid-winter. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_lV4LHtPYKzqtG7IMHJwmNZeMS7CGtM4g7tQiWovAIZt2mpsNiF22QXBkfEX1xYpL_T5xncxuNVbhuEdukDAAlhBIDqtjPEix3u2a3Oi-WazG9Ch2ujrHw6Q-fNuChEu23-nyIeDrT0v/s640/blogger-image--1115716556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_lV4LHtPYKzqtG7IMHJwmNZeMS7CGtM4g7tQiWovAIZt2mpsNiF22QXBkfEX1xYpL_T5xncxuNVbhuEdukDAAlhBIDqtjPEix3u2a3Oi-WazG9Ch2ujrHw6Q-fNuChEu23-nyIeDrT0v/s640/blogger-image--1115716556.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-75561797033464010632015-07-09T17:32:00.001+09:302015-07-09T17:42:08.756+09:30Worm farm decorMy five year old thought the worm farm looked a bit lacklustre (she could be right: it's just two styrofoam boxes and a lid stacked together), so she's added a few decorations. Isn't it amazing how much is still in bloom even in the 'depths' of winter?! <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SA45XEwt-AjmW42CYYglBSFnvPBO775yss84KEFA6m6EhTDyyMILUqJazk0mkX-gJ_DE-RQ-WuNKcIIbg77cHpMeelB7aNEIAmMKHMCteGx1GqLGrhH3Tztz2sS_ZhSmmP5-Z8mqcaz_/s640/blogger-image--498850253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SA45XEwt-AjmW42CYYglBSFnvPBO775yss84KEFA6m6EhTDyyMILUqJazk0mkX-gJ_DE-RQ-WuNKcIIbg77cHpMeelB7aNEIAmMKHMCteGx1GqLGrhH3Tztz2sS_ZhSmmP5-Z8mqcaz_/s640/blogger-image--498850253.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Lovely! Mud pies with floral accents. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7vhi2tFxQpje-JX2hz6KRrWb7gb-ZLANjjf37F_m_ne-6j4Nzu7QPioEPtT_L4gYkMlpcj9-eYXyhqiXfjldT7NwjWzOIDq_AruJiS0Tx2j2y5kgUaHa4PtCV-EkRQLRepHCXt8go4NN/s640/blogger-image-892400593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7vhi2tFxQpje-JX2hz6KRrWb7gb-ZLANjjf37F_m_ne-6j4Nzu7QPioEPtT_L4gYkMlpcj9-eYXyhqiXfjldT7NwjWzOIDq_AruJiS0Tx2j2y5kgUaHa4PtCV-EkRQLRepHCXt8go4NN/s640/blogger-image-892400593.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And just behind: my prettiest invader (spawn of one single punnet of nasturtiums planted five years ago. I will never be rid of them!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9G0V4Gg0UHOb6xKY7Y6A0-c0kYlztXQjfQCtYXWzQGEqeAn10IU-cxO0ipHaOYKLaX5E9HLfot0Ks4wO5b52-ULQhF3_MtLAgYQAeFXNgokh3a6dtL33ePfeQfyJ5fuTsfkD99o4jlxp/s640/blogger-image--65900361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9G0V4Gg0UHOb6xKY7Y6A0-c0kYlztXQjfQCtYXWzQGEqeAn10IU-cxO0ipHaOYKLaX5E9HLfot0Ks4wO5b52-ULQhF3_MtLAgYQAeFXNgokh3a6dtL33ePfeQfyJ5fuTsfkD99o4jlxp/s640/blogger-image--65900361.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957536302754434551.post-13310179210634351072015-07-06T10:15:00.001+09:302015-07-06T10:15:57.310+09:30Seeds of hopeSuch tiny balls of promise. I persist with seeds, follow instructions faithfully and so on, and I'm always so sure I'll have rampaging healthy seedlings and acres of flowers and fruit in no time, despite years of evidence to the contrary when all I end up with is sad, empty trays of damp seed raising mix. How could this possibly not work?! <div><br></div><div>These are yellow columbines collected over the weekend from MIL's garden. I have just the spot, should they only grow! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTvOG9vDsfkoWwJE_e_F3j3vc9C2IMM4AwAzSX-UsS16Uf5N8HyIkNhz-eJ01hCWWNJ0RqS5Ozg6eUM7K5zuMF1k4OGaVT91l63Dn8tmYs1ymYfI8b90gXyMRIuubWdNEM5D5iSP6Uc-t/s640/blogger-image-595220817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTvOG9vDsfkoWwJE_e_F3j3vc9C2IMM4AwAzSX-UsS16Uf5N8HyIkNhz-eJ01hCWWNJ0RqS5Ozg6eUM7K5zuMF1k4OGaVT91l63Dn8tmYs1ymYfI8b90gXyMRIuubWdNEM5D5iSP6Uc-t/s640/blogger-image-595220817.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Katie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678019955942895123noreply@blogger.com0