Well, at long last, this season of rebirth is here! I know that sounds weird and kooky, but really it's a great circle of life in the world of nature.
I've been looking forward to Spring, as it's when the bees come into the garden to pollinate the budding flowers. Then the Rainbow Lorikeets go crazy over any berries and food on the Moch Orange - and they have too - which is sitting around. Every morning for the past week or so, I've seen these lovely, noisy and crazy birds have a go at the two shrubs in my back yard and they're just gorgeous little guys! I've also had a pair of very shy and illusive Fig Birds enjoying themselves too.
Well, the garden is looking great now too - even after the dust storm and the bush fires which followed. And early this morning, I woke to rain, and more rain. I really do hope it sticks around for not only us city-dwellers, but also the farmers out west who really do need it more than we do.
But over the Winter, I've been just maintaining the garden looking after it. And it's been looking great! I still need to repot a few little plants, otherwise they're looking wonderful.
The discounted herbs I found in the past week or so have begun to grow back in the greenhouse. They look great! The Basil and Oregano are looking lovely too - they're bought herbs though. It's all looking great. My cuttings will take time to get their feet, but I've got faith in them. And the bees have found the flowers in the greenhouse - and I spotted a few happily enjoying them.
In the next week or two, I'll be getting some lawn seed for the back yard. After I put down Dynamic Lifter, and prepared the lawn for Spring and Summer, it's absorbed the rain and any water I've put into it lately, and now, it's a matter of adding more cheap potting mix and Dynamic Lifter and then lawn seed to get it growing for this Summer and - hopefully - it'll see through next Winter better than it did this year.
So, how's your garden growing? Mine is getting better on its first year after its facelift. I hope it gets better and better. Well, until my next post, happy gardening!
I've been looking forward to Spring, as it's when the bees come into the garden to pollinate the budding flowers. Then the Rainbow Lorikeets go crazy over any berries and food on the Moch Orange - and they have too - which is sitting around. Every morning for the past week or so, I've seen these lovely, noisy and crazy birds have a go at the two shrubs in my back yard and they're just gorgeous little guys! I've also had a pair of very shy and illusive Fig Birds enjoying themselves too.
Well, the garden is looking great now too - even after the dust storm and the bush fires which followed. And early this morning, I woke to rain, and more rain. I really do hope it sticks around for not only us city-dwellers, but also the farmers out west who really do need it more than we do.
But over the Winter, I've been just maintaining the garden looking after it. And it's been looking great! I still need to repot a few little plants, otherwise they're looking wonderful.
The discounted herbs I found in the past week or so have begun to grow back in the greenhouse. They look great! The Basil and Oregano are looking lovely too - they're bought herbs though. It's all looking great. My cuttings will take time to get their feet, but I've got faith in them. And the bees have found the flowers in the greenhouse - and I spotted a few happily enjoying them.
In the next week or two, I'll be getting some lawn seed for the back yard. After I put down Dynamic Lifter, and prepared the lawn for Spring and Summer, it's absorbed the rain and any water I've put into it lately, and now, it's a matter of adding more cheap potting mix and Dynamic Lifter and then lawn seed to get it growing for this Summer and - hopefully - it'll see through next Winter better than it did this year.
So, how's your garden growing? Mine is getting better on its first year after its facelift. I hope it gets better and better. Well, until my next post, happy gardening!
