Thursday, Friday and a bit of Monday

Opps the end of last week was a killer.  I was quite busy that I didn't quite get back to you (sorry).  Never mind I have a whole pile of gardens to take you to.



New flowering ash and buxus



Just mowed.  I think where the agapanthus are they could get a row of citrus as it is full sun.

Now the next garden nearly made me cry again because stupid Bob came back and ripped all the compost and mulch from one vegetable garden to make his mound again.  I wouldn't mind if he used the compost heap after all it is quite a sizeable heap anyway. Sigh so I have had to Bob proof again....

Bob's new heap

But why couldn't he be happy with these fabulous heaps that I made?

And look what he did to the rhubarb!

first sunflower out

Sadly this is about the second last time I get to go to this garden as the client is selling

We have mixed vegetables with flowering plants.  I think they turned out ok

And the herbs have gone great guns

 Well I did forget to take photos at a couple of gardens but it gives you an idea of some of the places I go during the day.  Hope you enjoyed checking out some other gardens apart from mine.  Tomorrow is bloom bloggers day so I will be able to take a few photos of my flowering things.  See you then.

Wednesday

Only a few jobs today but a massive plant up at the end the plants were so tiny it is hard to tell in the vast expanse of garden space.

Dog stands guard over the garden

some agapanthus in

plant up is needed in front of the step and house then the Murraya hedge will continue down the side of the property

The plants are tiny but in

Ready now for mulching next visit

Best pattern despite strange shape of garden bed 

Quickly mowed my lawn with the help of MrR and feed so the rain could water it in. Talk later

Tuesday

Boy it was hot today, high humidity and about 29-34. It was quite a tough day, thankfully there was a welcome change by the afternoon.  Most of the jobs today are still in the renovation stage so digging or cutting down weeds etc before replacing with real plants.

So after cutting down African Olive, Camphor Laurel, Cercis Australis, dietes I have thrown in some tough bromeliads

Aagh Wandering Jew (or Trad as it is now called) is gone

We have taken quite a rubbish out of here, you wouldn't have seen the van about 6 mths ago

The client here is going mad as there is a bad bandicoot that constantly digs holes in his lawn anyone have an idea how to get rid of them, nicely?  

Lime leaf Duranta

Ok this isn't my garden but I was pruning the Murraya and thought the garden over the pool fence could do with some work

We planted about 6mths ago, mostly native and it is doing quite well

Damn there is an old footpath below the grass every summer it dries out

Hmm weed mat, there are just some people who we can't convince that it is so bad for soil and plants....

Well that time again off to work

Monday

I thought this week i would take you gardening with me.  I will give you a small snapshot of some of the gardens I attend each day, week, month. so here is Monday...

This quiet courtyard has the most beautiful Ulmus parvifolia

The drive nice and tidy

But a few weeks ago the wisteria was in full bloom

great way to hide a daggy ol shed

A simple courtyard

A seat makes all the difference in a garden

I wish my oyster plants were as tall as this

Well best get off to work. See you tomorrow

squeak of the week

It has been a while since posting some of the exciting beauties that have been out flowering there hearts out. October in Sydney is another exciting month as we will soon hit summer where no doubt some of those more delicate plants will sit and sulk until the worst of the heat has gone (don't really blame them to be honest).

Prostanthera sp. found at the start of a bushwalk near Wentworth Falls

This little beauty Sarcochilus was in a hanging basket at a clients. I love the little balls before the orchid opens

I am not usually a fan of geraniums (well Pelargonium) but these 2 were just so delicate

Malus ioenisis is my absolute favourite crab apple. And there is even a native bee visiting

Yes folks this is my 5th blueberry, the first had to be sampled for ripeness :o)

Hope you all have fun plans for the weekend.  Talk to you later

Sunrise at Bondi

Mr R and the gorgeous N and I set our alarms clocks very early this morning so we could get to Bondi for sunrise.  4am really does seem early but we wanted to see what sculptures by the sea had this year and sunrise seemed like the best time to go. Lets see what you think?

The first sign of dawn is cracking

The arriving Travellers

Tamarama Beach

This is made with different pieces of banksia

Surfers unaware of the crocodile

The chairs it would seem were little hothouses for wheatgrass (had to have a bit of garden in this post)

Over at Coogee there was a giant lego forest celebrating lego being in Australia for 50 years

Well that's it i think i need to go and have a nana nap.