Owl's Garden

Area along driveway.

Before photo of this Tree.
Before area near maple cut.

After we got most of the weedy trees removed.

The start of the spring box.

Stuff ready to fill box and first layer of compost.

The bulb layer.

2nd layer of compost stuff.

4 Thyme to be the between season ground cover.

Blue pots to protect Thyme while raking mulch over top of spring box.
Mulch layer.

Cut tops of blue pots and will stay inplace till Thyme gets bigger.

The after photo.

Going to look amazing in spring

Total bulb count for this box.

190 spring bulbs!!!

35 dutch iris (mixed),
20 daffodil (mixed),
20 earlycheer daffodil,
35 freesia single (mixed),
10 freesia double (mixed),
50 anemone (mixed),
20 tete-a-tete daffodil.

These are going in a soon to be built box around the maple tree along the driveway.
I was going to buy some cheap plastic pots but thought i’ve got enough wood lying round from backyard to turn into a box for them instead.

Kids corner.

Planted some white “Alyssum” around “dr. Glaser, azalea indica”.
Only cost me 50c for 6 small plants.

Planted some “english daisy, pompanette mixed colours” in this gap.

Rest of the garden.

Recycling old fireplace tile floor frames.

“Black adder, flax” is looking quite at home with some “iris” around it.

Fuchsia cutting from old house is growing new leaves.
Hoping it does keep growing cause I loved the flowers.
Not sure which one it is yet till it blooms.

Something to warm you all up this cold weather.

Our new fire.
Much better heat and uses less wood then old built-in Kent.

“Black prince, fuchsia” makes good floating flowers.

View from Maple corner to other end of garden.

Kids corner.

Middle section.

Right section.

Most of garden.

Rosemary carpet growing under the teepee.

“Tibouchina, blue moon”

facebook page ” Owl’s Backyard Garden ” Please come ‘like’ to follow my gardens adventures.

Maple tree corner and wild flowers.
Also slowly turning into wild strawberry patch.

Vege/herb patch.
Peas are slowly trying to climb up the teapee..

Iris/flax section.

Kids corner planter looking great.
Starting to find which plants suit it better then others.

Looking from bird post towards rest of garden.

Kids part of the garden has some up’cycled fireplace tile bits for walking on.

Closeups of some fav blooms.

scabiosa ‘crimson clouds’

Black prince fuchsia.

gaillardia grandiflora ‘goblin’

First pot of spring bulbs growing so tall thought I’d better ad some “frames” to stop them falling over.

?? not sure the name.

“schizocentron, ‘spanish shawl’

mini crimson ‘mandevilla’

Kids daffy’s peeking out.

Guard dog of the garden.
warning all bees, birds and stupid cats off the garden.. the latter is great but others not so.

Birthday presents from far far away lands.
waterproof kneeing pillow.

Plant stake tags from same lovely person.
“Salvia Victoria Blue” (at night)

raspberry.

“Alyssum” in the center to keep it pretty between seasons.

with these in layers.

Market art for kids corner.

Lots of healthy growth on lemon tree.
Even another 1/3 of tree is starting to shoot growth.

Hoping the front left of tree starts to show growth soon.
It was super unhealthy so it got a big haircut.

Took a long long walk to a fav garden shop and found myself a “new” Daphne.

Its a cute baby version.

Azalea indica hybrid, Elsa Karga. (red double)

Not sure where it’ll go yet.

Azalea indica hybrid, Dr. Glaser. (red double)

Going to grow/train this in broom bonsai style.

Got my last chance bulbs for my last big spring bulb pot.

“Matai” NZ native tree I pickedup at a local market for $2! bargin.

Now on facebook fan group search —> ” Owl’s Backyard Garden “.

Finally got enough “daphne’s” for Isabelle’s garden section.

New iris I picked up from the bargin corner,
“Higo iris, “komenuryenden” (Japanese iris)
Not sure where to put it yet…

Random hedging plant from bargin section.
Has a nice root so thought could be my first miniture bonsai….

Some photos from 1st quarter 2013.

Maple tree corner.

Butter coloured flower.

Kids loving their fake water fountains in fake river

Touch of red peeping out.

??
White flat headed flower.

Iris/flax section.

Dutch iris purple added.

Little fairy popped into the garden.

shrub saved from old house.
Pieris japonica.

Kids playing around with pots and rocks.

First raspberry.

1 multi layered spring bulb pot ready.

Might turn into a bonsai later…

garden at nighttime.

Daphne saved from old garden.
Hoping this cool weather and lots of love it’ll enjoy its new home.