Bricking a path joining back of house to garage pathway for mud free wheelie bin access.
Plus a new garden bed along the back of house path.
Shifted some soil to bring up level in “Bonsai fat camp” garden section.
Recycling some of the soil for an extended tree “fence”.
Before.
Trimming lemon tree so Isabelle’s garden is more visable.
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“acer buergerianum”
formal upright.
Nebari of “acer buergerianum”
“kowhai”
group
“acer palmatum”
root over rock.
“buddleia saligna”
informal upright.
“buddleia saligna”
Nebari closeup
“acer palmatum”
root over rock.
“buddleja saligna”
cascade.
“buddleja saligna”
informal upright.
“Buddlejasaligna”
informal upright, 1998,
closeup of hollowed trunk.
“buddleja saligna”
twin trunk.
“cedrus atlantica”
literati.
“cedrus atlantic cv glauca”
slanting.
Flash version shows the branch shape much better.
“celtis africana”
informal upright.
“chamaecyparis obtusa”
informal upright.
“coprosma”
“dacrycarpus dacrydioides”
group.
“ficus nataensis”
Root over rock.
Close up of roots over the rock.
“juiperus procumbens cv nana”
semi cascade.
“juniper”, “rhododendron” & “picea”
shohin.
“rhododendron”
“juniper”
“picea”
“juniperus chinensis cv blaauw”
informal upright.
“juniperus chinensis cv blaauw”
informal upright.
“juniperus procumbens cv nana”
literati.
“kowhai”
group.
“ligustrum sinense”
informal upright.
“ligustrum vulgare”
informal upright.
Closeup of trunk details.
“pinus densiflora”
literati.
“pinus mugo”
informal upright.
“pinus mugo”
informal upright.
“pinus nigra”
informal upright.
“pinus radiata”
root over rock.
“pinus sylvestris”
windswept.
“pinus thunbergii”
informal upright.
“pinus thunbergii”
informal upright, apex.
“sequoia sempervirens”
informal upright.
“totara” “corokia” and kowhai”
shohin.
“totara”
landscape.
“tsuga canadensis cv jeddelloh”
landscape.
“ulmus parvifolia
formal upright.
“ulmus pumila”
informal upright.
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Sunflowers finished for the year.
So the maybe hobbit hill begins.
Compost/mulch pile shifting over.
New vege boxes.
Teepee taken apart.
Vege section now a herb only section.
Teepee in parts ready to put back together in tis new shape to fit new vege boxes.
New lavender garden bed replaces the wild flower garden.
New middle under tree garden started.
Under window garden one side so far shifted and removed.
Training plants and spring bulb pots covering area to till tis leveled and grassed over.
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The many life stages of the sunflower.
Diascia “strawberry splash” and Cuphea, matchstick white
(not sure its formal name but its same shape as the “igna”)
cuphea, lanceolata
Playhouse side of garden.
Pretty section.
Iris flax section.
Isabelle’s Daphne section.
River section.
Vege section and maple section.
Bricks done for firewood shelter.
Firewood been stacked in new shelter.
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Sunflowers starting to bud.
Now almost taller then bird house post.
Little friends enjoying our swan plant garden.
First potatoes from garden.
Purple beans and single pea.
Firewood shelter part way done.
Garden is growing very well and enjoying the spring and early summer rain.
Sunflower circle is now mostly 1m high and still growing daily.
and now.
Playhouse ready for christmas season.
Tomatoes (cherry ones) growing to reach the sky!
Vege and herb patch looking great.
The purple beans are racing up the teepee beating the peas stuck at the bottom.
NZ christmas tree in bloom first since we brought house 2years ago. “pohutukawa”
It used to be hidden by ivy and other weedy trees/climbers.
“bougainvillea, magnifica traillii”
River section very blue now.
“Silky Oak” in bloom mostly up the top.
“Lemon” tree has now has new growth on very limb.
Tidyup front in progress.
Front window gardens tidiedup and fresh bedding plants added plus sunflowers.
and the other side of front door steps.
Swan garden growing well and flowers are quickly covering gaps.
Wild flower garden for the butterflies and bees growing well too.
Poppys keep falling over but thats ok bees still find the flower.
“Manuka” tree in full bloom looking like a snow covered tree.
Its making our lawns have a white christmas theme
bougainvillea red one by the front door.
The before sunflower circle.
Soil and the mulch was used over the maple corner but needs more for rest of garden.
Stalked and ready for sunflower seeds
Left view of garden.
Right view of garden.
Bee/butterfly/wild flower garden.
Swan forest.
cabbages for the catapillers if they get hungry and flowers for the butterfly to enjoy.
Salad pots growing quickly.
Freshly mulched
Peeping flower on the front door steps.
Basil planted.
“rhododenron kaponga”
First blooms since planted.
chamomile, german
(matricaria recutita)
Has grown heaps since planted not long ago.
The next rows in the front maple spring bulb box are now showing off.
daphne cneorum (rock daphne)
First blooms in the garden.
anigozanthos, bush fantasy
Aussie native.
Finally its settled in and now blooming great.
manuka, letospermum, wiri kerry
“borage”
at the end of river section.
More blue blooming in river section.
pink carnation type flower ground cover.
not sure its name.
Random mix bulb pot has a 1 tulip in the middle…
clamatis, H.F. Young
Tamarillo, sunbells
felicia amelloides, blue marguerite
acmadenia, star blush
cistus salvifolius, snow mound
antirrhinum, “snapdragon”
From the front wild butterfly garden.
NZ christmas tree showing signs of flower buds.
Herb patch.
Section of the pretty area.
Daphne transatlantica, Eternal fragrance
Another random bulb pot busting out of the pot.
saxifraga pink
The new Maple has come though winter nicely.
First buds.
Few weeks later.
How the maple corner looks at the mo.
A few new “baby’ daisy type shrubs added and wild flowers removed to front garden.
The view from current old kitchen window.
Most of the yard in one shoot.
Salvia, blaze.
Carrot and vege patch.
Front green maple in bloom and leaf.
the pretty section.
Iris and flax section.
Front spring box.
New salvia for the “river” section.
salvia, farinacea victoria Blue
First bloom on the climber and the bird poops on it before I could get a nice photo!
clamatis, H.F. Young
Looks like our blossom tree out front is a cherry.
Spring oinions are growing quickly.
Potting up baby fuchsia plants to train as pompom trees.
Repotting tomatoes into tray.
Digging and making room for potatoes.
Pot row of plants in training.
Including a few bonsai trees growing to be trained soon…
Rainbow carrots.
Pink Ixia trifolia
English daisy, pompanette mixed
Tarragon
Chamomile, german.
Raspberry’s coming to life again.
Lots more seedlings added to wild garden.
poppy’s, Calendula, chrysanthemums, alyssum, lobelia, antirrhinum, volias, cosmos just to name a few…
Daphne transatlantica, Eternal fragrance.
In bloom.
Maple corner waiting for sunflower seeds.
Random wild pansy in grass.
anigozanthos, bush fantasy.
Finally in bloom.
Mix of colour and textures.
Unknown flower.
