Owl's Garden

First Daffy bud in front maple spring box.

Early cheer Daffy.

Pink out the front.
“Polyanthus” ?

Yellow.

stock.

Cornflower “blue”.

New tree.
“Bay leaf tree” ( Laurua Nobilis )
To be trained into a pompom shape tree.

“Pine nut” tree. ( Pinus Pinea )
to be trained into bonsai.

Kids baby tete-a-tet daffys.

Now we can see the colour they will be.
“cineraria”

Looks like something is eating the blue part
“polyanthus, blue shades”

“kowhai, sophora microphylla dragons gold” NZ native.
Some reason it only wants to flower at the bottom.

Shallow spring bulb pot is quickly blooming with iris, reticulata’s.

iris, reticulata, fiesta

iris, reticulata, pauline

Daphne.

My shallow spring bowl pot.

iris, reticulata, fiesta mixed

polyanthus, blue shades
Starting to bloom already.

Purple blooms going crazy.
“Nemesia, misty blue”

Brachycome, multifida.

primrose, marie crousse
starting to bloom.

cineraria,
Lots of buds ready to explode.

heliotropium, cherry pie

scabiosa caucasica

My new Daphne.
“rock Daphne, heavenly scented(daphne cneorum)”

“Hebe. wiri gem”
NZ native.
Planted behind the big silky Oak.

“regent, Hardenbergia violacea”
Planted behind the Manuka.

End of the river section of garden.
“Borago officinalis” boroge.
Is regrowing at the end of river.
I had pulled out the old plants from elsewhere from the garden and put here to hopefully self-seed which it did

Lobelia, pansy and Polyanthus all planted and growing well.
Can’t wait to see them all in bloom.

Bonsai
“candy bells fuchsia” in its pot at last and wires are off.
The plaited trunk looks great so far.
Top mop bit.

whole tree.

Rosemary attempt 2.
(first one died)

Its amazing the different rates bulbs pop up.

and over top view.

Lantern tree in its new pot.
“abutilon megapotamicum, dwarf chinese lantern”

Baby Daphne in new pot.
“Eternal fragrance, Daphne transtlantica”

I have this need to keep getting new plants and somehow fitting them into the garden later….

More Blue for the “river” section of garden.
Slowly putting more blue so it’ll look like this river with stepping stones.
” Lobelia, upright dark blue”

“regent, Hardenbergia violacea”

Love the way the flowers look like mini faces.

“Hebe. wiri gem”
NZ native.

“Iresine, ruby glow”
(kids choice and will go in their section of the garden)

“verbena, fire chief”

It had this label on it too.

“Fancy that, chrysanthemum”

The first Daphnne in full bloom in the garden.

Front yard.

A Daffy in July!
This one is a 2nd season in front garden.

Shallow spring pot has more types of bulbs popping though.

Front Spring maple box show more sorts of bulbs popping though.

Back yard.

Rain drowning “Dianthus”.
(kids garden wall planter)

Looking up from “veronica oxford blue”.

“anigozanthos, bush flirtation”
This has been in flower since it was planted.
Really adds that much needed colour in a winter garden.