Owl's Garden


Autumn blooms
April 11, 2013, 12:51 pm
Filed under: flowers

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

Cuphea, “tiny mice”
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Fuchsia, black prince
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candytuft
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abutilon red
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chrysanthemum morifolium
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bougainvillea, jazzi
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carrots
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tibouchina organensis, blue moon
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bidens ferrurifolia, goldmound
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Rain in the garden!!

Left side after rain.
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Pretty section.
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Iris/flax section.
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Isabelle’s memory section.
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River section.
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Herbs and vege.
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Maple and tall flower jungle corner.
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New growth on lemon tree.
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Playhouse has a door!!
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And one of the kids keys in the lock.
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Some new flowers in kids raised wall garden.
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Sweet peas to grow over fence near playhouse.
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Bonsai in training.
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New plant to train.
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candy bells
April 3, 2013, 8:15 pm
Filed under: bonsai,edible stuff,flowers

fuchsia “candy bells”
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“oregano”
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Mulch now under tires :)
Hopefully next summer it’ll be ready to use.
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“Bellis”
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2nd quarter 2013

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

Finally got enough “daphne’s” for Isabelle’s garden section.
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New iris I picked up from the bargin corner,
“Higo iris, “komenuryenden” (Japanese iris)
Not sure where to put it yet…
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Random hedging plant from bargin section.
Has a nice root so thought could be my first miniture bonsai….
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Some photos from 1st quarter 2013.
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Maple tree corner.
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Butter coloured flower.
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Kids loving their fake water fountains in fake river :)
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Touch of red peeping out.
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White flat headed flower.
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Iris/flax section.
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Dutch iris purple added.
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Little fairy popped into the garden.
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shrub saved from old house.
Pieris japonica.
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Kids playing around with pots and rocks.
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First raspberry.
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1 multi layered spring bulb pot ready.
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Might turn into a bonsai later…
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garden at nighttime.
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Daphne saved from old garden.
Hoping this cool weather and lots of love it’ll enjoy its new home.
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Easter sales!!!
March 29, 2013, 12:42 pm
Filed under: flax section,flowers,iris,River Section,whole garden

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

grevillea aussie crawl
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Bog sage
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coreopsis, mango punch
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bidens ferrurifolia, goldmound
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gaillardia grandiflora, goblin
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my 2nd orangeberry (raspberry) plant.
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daphne odora, var. leucantha
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soleirolia soleirolii, baby’s tears
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scleranthus ‘biflorus’
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vinca minor ‘alba’ dwarf periwinkle
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primrose, eugenie
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primrose, marie crousse
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heliotropium, cherry pie
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Looking along garden.
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Testing how the new river/fountain section will look.
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Iris/flax section.
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Not sure which one this is came with no label from bargin easter sale section.
Libertia Tricolor???? possibly…
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New plants and the start of bonsai
March 23, 2013, 2:50 pm
Filed under: bonsai,flowers,iris,plants,trees,whole garden

The before bonsai photo.
Left: Grewia mauve star, Right: Picea glauca albertiana conica.
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Rough drawing of how I’m thinking of styling these to tree’s.
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“main section”
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Under the lemon tree is now a purple pansy section.
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“ultima purple lace” pansy
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“frizzle sizzle raspberry” Pansy
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“delta violet” pansy
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orange and purple pansy.
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“Hot shot true Blue” pansy tray for around the stepping stones.
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“the river”
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“cuphea lanceolata”
pink matchsticks.
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Saved from the clearance shelf,rather tatty but should enjoy been in the garden once planted.
fuchsia “firecracker”
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Matching “chinese lanterns”

Abutilon “Red”
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Abutilon “yellow”
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Seeds popping up.
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Scleranthus “uniflorus”
Pot recycled from local 2nd hand store.
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New iris miniatures to be but into pots later.
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