Owl's Garden


iris, reticulata
July 26, 2013, 9:56 am
Filed under: bulbs,pots

Shallow spring bulb pot is quickly blooming with iris, reticulata’s.
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iris, reticulata, fiesta
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iris, reticulata, pauline
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Daphne.
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First baby iris bloom and many more starting… New Daphne!
July 20, 2013, 9:11 pm
Filed under: bulbs,flowers

My shallow spring bowl pot.
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iris, reticulata, fiesta mixed
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polyanthus, blue shades
Starting to bloom already.
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Purple blooms going crazy.
“Nemesia, misty blue”
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Brachycome, multifida.
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primrose, marie crousse
starting to bloom.
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cineraria,
Lots of buds ready to explode.
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heliotropium, cherry pie
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scabiosa caucasica
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My new Daphne.
“rock Daphne, heavenly scented(daphne cneorum)”
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New plants planted and new pots filled.
July 17, 2013, 7:43 pm
Filed under: bonsai,flowers,pots,River Section

“Hebe. wiri gem”
NZ native.
Planted behind the big silky Oak.
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“regent, Hardenbergia violacea”
Planted behind the Manuka.
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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 :)
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Lobelia, pansy and Polyanthus all planted and growing well.
Can’t wait to see them all in bloom.
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Bonsai
“candy bells fuchsia” in its pot at last and wires are off.
The plaited trunk looks great so far.
Top mop bit.
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whole tree.
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Rosemary attempt 2.
(first one died)
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Its amazing the different rates bulbs pop up.
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and over top view.
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Lantern tree in its new pot.
“abutilon megapotamicum, dwarf chinese lantern”
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Baby Daphne in new pot.
“Eternal fragrance, Daphne transtlantica”
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New plants!!!
July 14, 2013, 3:51 pm
Filed under: flowers,kids area,plants,River Section

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”
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“regent, Hardenbergia violacea”
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Love the way the flowers look like mini faces.

“Hebe. wiri gem”
NZ native.
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“Iresine, ruby glow”
(kids choice and will go in their section of the garden)
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“verbena, fire chief”
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It had this label on it too.
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“Fancy that, chrysanthemum”
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The first Daphnne in full bloom in the garden.
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Garden is confused!
July 11, 2013, 2:26 pm
Filed under: bulbs,flax section

Front yard.

A Daffy in July!
This one is a 2nd season in front garden.
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Shallow spring pot has more types of bulbs popping though.
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Front Spring maple box show more sorts of bulbs popping though.
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Back yard.

Rain drowning “Dianthus”.
(kids garden wall planter)
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Looking up from “veronica oxford blue”.
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“anigozanthos, bush flirtation”
This has been in flower since it was planted.
Really adds that much needed colour in a winter garden.
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New Pots at last.
June 30, 2013, 4:14 pm
Filed under: flowers,pots,trees

My Lantern’s new pot.
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Baby Daphne’s new pot.
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Spring bulbs pushing though :)
June 18, 2013, 5:25 pm
Filed under: bulbs,flowers,kids area

Maple spring box.
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Kids corner spring pot.
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Front door spring pot.
You can almost start to see the pattern I planted.
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First winter Daphne bloom.
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New flowers for the river section of garden.
Slowly adding more blue colour low bedding flowers.
“Polyanthus blue shades”
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Double rainbow
June 12, 2013, 10:11 pm
Filed under: bulbs,kids area

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Sunset this evening after rainbows.
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Kids corner.
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River pansy looking good.
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Going to need more blue flowers in this section to make the water happen faster.

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“Amaryllis Hippeastrum. red heart”
My fav fancy bulb.
This 2nd flower stalk is much much taller then 1st from bulb. (old stalk near stick)
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closeup of one flower on stalk.
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June 3rd quarter
June 5, 2013, 10:38 am
Filed under: flowers,iris

Finally got my new irises potted. (temp pots till bog area is started)

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Japanese iris
“komenuryenden”
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3 iris from “Greenhaugh”

“Plum delight”
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“Fairyland”
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“Ann Chowning”
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New mini blue daisy flower saved from the clearance table.
“blue marguerite”, felicia amelloides.
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Maple corner out the back is slowly turning into a baby daisy flower area.



First poppy for the season
May 29, 2013, 9:46 pm
Filed under: bulbs,edible stuff,flowers,kids area,plants

Ballernina poppy.
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Peas are growing at last :)
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“coreopsis, fruit punch”
under the red maple tree.
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Gold mould of tiny daisy like flowers.
“bidens ferrurifolia, goldmound”
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Blue pansy river slowly growing around stones.
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“nasturtium”
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Shallow bulb pot.
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