Photo/s of the day. The garden.

[moonvoice]

We can only really afford to do our garden section by section,
but that doesn't mean it's still supremely satisfying.
Especially this year,
when the Acacia are outdoing themselves
our garden is a bee haven (for both invasive and native species)
and there are jewel beetles to be found.


Before. April. 2010





After. August. 2011





Are garden needs some serious remulching right now. But it can wait.


Before. June. 2009.





After. August. 2011.





Grevillea - just starting to blossom.





Grevillea - different varigation.





Lechenaultia biloba - still going strong, SUCH a good buy.













Acacia jungle





Jewel Beetles





Jewel Beetles

Comments

[spectrum_x]

Are these all native? Either way, this is such a beautiful garden.

[moonvoice]

Yeah, all natives - and better yet, local natives. Because Australia has everything from alpine regions to deserts; so natives don't always do well everywhere here.

[jamethiel]

I love the jewel beetles. They're so cool! Great pics, also

[endlessbees]

Ooh! Tthe shape of the plants makes it look like they've grown in under the fence, somehow, from outside. Or, I just have an overactive imagination. Either way, it's very nice.

[hrafn]

Wow, the before and after pictures show so much growth! That's really awesome.

[tsukikokoro]

Wow! Your garden is looking so healthy, especially that section by the fence! :D YAY

[feralkiss]

YES! I remember those older pictures. Your garden is so gorgeous now!

[silverjackal]

It's remarkable to see how your garden has developed. (I also love Moet's super-stretch in the first shot.)

[white_rabbit]

Wow, your garden has come SO far! :) Lovely!

And I don't think I will ever tire of Jewel Beetles. Eeee.

[moonvoice]

Thanks! :D

[jeshyr]

What a wonderful happy looking garden! And it's hard to imagine that your climate and mine (I'm in Melbourne) are in the same country, even. They're so different!

I've been gardening a lot this week (to the point where it's detrimental to my physical health... keeping an eye on that) and a bunch of kids who live around popped up this morning and asked me all sorts of questions and I got to answer some fantastic questions like what dirt was made of and why I couldn't grow an apple tree in the tiny 1x1m shaded plot. I really enjoy kids!

Also I am waiting for a $60 order from Diggers to arrive ... impatient!