Owl's Garden

Snap into Spring (Oderings garden comp).
Please vote for my “Iris and flax garden” section Photo.
Prize would help the garden be even better and awesome (click).

“Anigozanthos, bush flirtation”
In the setting sunlight.

Don’t remember these hiding in my tall bulb pot.

New fresh growth on this Higo Iris.

Bargain find on my plant spree this week.
Girls love this bird/seed house hanging in the lemon tree.

2 Fuchsias needed to move.
WC Fuchsia moved to near the playhouse fence.

M Fuchsia moved too

Princess Rosemary “Helleborus”

Red lantern (abutilon) is growing very well and full of blooms now.

Yellow lantern (abutilon) seems to want to be shorter then the Red.

“manuka, letospermum, wiri kerry”
Casting a shadow on the pot in the morning sun.

“clamatis, H.F. Young”
Spring growth on the climber.

Earlycheer,

Baby daffy.

Anemone bud in maple spring box.

Rain on spring buds.

More seedlings popping up.

Baby fuchsias in bigger pots starting to train all 4 into pompom trees.
Large pot is random summer bulbs.

The hype before the big bloom…..

Most of the garden from the backdoor.

Kids corner.

Looking into Kids side of garden (left of whole garden)

Pretty section..

From iris/flax section towards kids side of garden and pretty garden sections.

Flax and iris section.

Closeup of section.

Lemon tree and “Isabelle’s” section.
2/3 of lemon tree is growing back from its big hair cut.

Blue river section.

Vege and herb section.
Herbs have been cut back and carrots slowly growing.
Peas didn’t want to do much so far

Looking towards rest of garden from Maple corner.

Maple corner.

Little pink to tease us about spring.

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.

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.

Left side after rain.

Pretty section.

Iris/flax section.

Isabelle’s memory section.

River section.

Herbs and vege.

Maple and tall flower jungle corner.

New growth on lemon tree.

Playhouse has a door!!

And one of the kids keys in the lock.

Some new flowers in kids raised wall garden.

Sweet peas to grow over fence near playhouse.

Bonsai in training.


New plant to train.

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.

Most of of these were in the bargin/clearance area so excuse the tattyness of them.

grevillea aussie crawl

Bog sage

coreopsis, mango punch

bidens ferrurifolia, goldmound

gaillardia grandiflora, goblin

my 2nd orangeberry (raspberry) plant.

daphne odora, var. leucantha

soleirolia soleirolii, baby’s tears

scleranthus ‘biflorus’

vinca minor ‘alba’ dwarf periwinkle

primrose, eugenie

primrose, marie crousse

heliotropium, cherry pie

Looking along garden.

Testing how the new river/fountain section will look.

Iris/flax section.

Not sure which one this is came with no label from bargin easter sale section.
Libertia Tricolor???? possibly…