After two weeks away, I was anxious to get back to the garden to see how everything had coped with the cold weather that has been occurring in Mudgee. I knew that there had been many frosty mornings, and in fact, two of those mornings had been around -7.5C, which is decidedly chilly. As far…
Category: In My Garden
SoS, July 7: Small Bright Spots.
Although some bulbs are making an appearance, much of the garden is having its Winter rest, so this week’s post is more about small spots of colour rather than any overall abundance of the kind that Spring will hopefully produce. Most plants need to rest at some time of the year, so I’m grateful to…
SoS, June 30. Winter colour
We’re in the throes of Winter now and the cold mornings seemed to arrive earlier than they usually do. I think perhaps this was due to a long dry period and lack of moisture in the atmosphere. Last Sunday we had a low of -4.5, a white lawn and a birdbath with a thick layer…
Six on Saturday, June 16.
Here we are! It’s Saturday again, and I’m joining in with the Six on Saturday crowd to see what’s happening in gardens near and far. If you also have a hankering to see what’s going on in other gardens, do visit The Propagator’s blog where you can also join in if you wish. It’s worth…
SoS May 26: Autumn Colours
This Autumn has been one of the most colourful I’ve seen here in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Russet, garnet, butterscotch and gold leaves bedeck trees in many gardens and lawns carry mantles of colour. I wonder if the prolonged dry spell is the reason for all this glory. The weather continues to be warm…
Six on Saturday, May 19th
It’s astonishing how quickly Saturdays seem to roll around. I’ve no sooner read everyone’s Sixes than it’s time to prepare another one of my own. Six on Saturday is hosted by The Propagator. Participants are invited to show six things from their garden: flowers or vegetables, trees or shrubs, paths or gardens, successes or failures….
Six on Saturday, May 12th
Autumn is finally well-esconced in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, and in fact even Winter made its looming presence felt yesterday with a blast of cold air bringing us a little rain, strong wind and snow to some places. The maximum temperature here was 11 degrees C and that was only for about…
Six on Saturday, May 5th
The last two weeks have seen us touring around Victoria, and SoS wasn’t possible during that time. I wondered how the garden would look after a fortnight, but all was in order upon our return. Our watering system did its work well, as did a friend who kindly watered pot plants. Six on Saturday is…
Six on Saturday: April 14
Saturday has rolled around again and it’s time for another six. The Propagator is the excellent host of this meme and if you would like to see what everyone else is doing in their garden this weekend, do pay a visit to his site. We were kept busy watering during the week. One of the…
Olives
The olives are looking good. Large green drupes are hanging from the branches of our Manzanillo tree which has been in the ground three years and has grown rapidly. Last October it was almost white with flowers, but a not uncommon hot westerly wind blew angrily through and scorched those blossoms so we are left…