Hmmm.. MsP I definitely think your garden is more exciting than mine what with all those lovely animals.

I found a plastic bag and a pair of storm birds going for it. Rather interesting combo when you are leaving for work - thankfully the bag is now in the bin! Oh yeah - found another dead palm frond too, they are the Devil incarnate I swear.... the new house is NOT having any palms regardless of how "tropical" or "pretty" they are. Sorry garden lovers but they are not worth it. 

My garden has been getting compliments because even as the end of winter the pots are big and bushy and nasturtiums were growing around and through them all.

We had SO much rain over winter (hooray our reservoirs are 80% full, first time for over twenty years) that all the goodness has been washed out of the pots and I didn't want to add liquid fertilizer to their waterloggedness. So it was hard to accept a compliment without shaking my head and pointing out yellowing leaves.

But the last few days I have been getting little and pieces done, including dry fertilizer and weeding and topping up pots with compost. I'll rip out the nasturtiums soon but they are self seeding, so they will be back.

I found what I thought to be an un-identified plant until I remembered that in that place this past Spring I had planted an avocado pit.   It's now a lovely 20cm. high with some tiny, little side shoots.  Anyone have any ideas of how I could try to help it survive the winter?    I know it'll never give fruit, but I'd like to see how big the plant could get.

Two baby chilli plants (self-seeded) and five baby chillis.

Just found a flower growing on one of the rosemary plants ("bush" would be too grand). A day late for ANZAC Day but better late than never .

Last edited by Maree (Fri 26 Apr 13 1:45am)

JoyYamDaisy wrote:

I have a big rosemary that has been flowering like crazy, and such a beautiful blue. I hope yours is like that in a year or two Maree.

Thanks, Joy