December 2006
All the
photos on this page were taken in the late afternoon
so that I didn't have the sun shining into my camera.
The gaps are beginning to close
up - in spite of absolutely no rain.
I was planning to do more planting
in the spring, but with no sign of
rain coming I shan't plant anything else until autumn now.
It's quite amazing how well the
plants are growing. I see now that it's
certainly an advantage to have many indigenous plants in the garden.
The eremophilas are flowering and growing at a great rate.
Such a satisfying sight - to see
the stark newness of these garden beds
gradually being softened as the plants spread themselves
and begin to spil into the pathways. I do still have to keep an eye
out for couch grass which persistently raised its ugly spikes.
One day I may learn to rake up my weeds before
I pick up my camera!
Yes - I know there are weeds in
the path - but ARE they all weeds?
Some of these little green patches just COULD be a precious plant of some
sort.
I do like to make sure what they are before I pull them out.