Archive for May, 2008
My blue bearded iris
Years ago while searching for roses in the Dandenong Ranges my wife and I chanced upon a nursery that sells bearded irises. We didn’t find any roses that day but we did bring home a pot of bearded iris and from that little pot of irises we now have them growing all over our backyard […]
Published by Admin on May 28th, 2008 tagged Plants | 3 Comments »
Last minute spring planting
Thank goodness the weather cleared up a bit over the weekend giving me some time to finish planting out the remainders of my spring flowering bulbs. I still had a few daffodil and some mixed bulbs that needed to go into the ground.
I picked out the biggest and best lots out to be planted into […]
Published by Admin on May 20th, 2008 tagged Propagation | Comment now »
Cleaning out the pond
Right, so the weekly scooping of the algae from the surface of the pond was rather a band aid solution because the algae seem to multiply extremely quickly. What I really need to do is give the pond a good thorough clean.
I’ve been procrastinating about cleaning out the pond but over the weekend when I […]
Published by Admin on May 19th, 2008 tagged Animals | 1 Comment »
A good potting mix
The weather’s been terrible for the last few days so I’ve been staying indoors all these times instead of pottering around in the backyard thus the lack of updates. Today I like to talk a bit on potting mix that we buy from the nurseries. There are so many brands of potting mixes with prices […]
Published by Admin on May 18th, 2008 tagged Container Gardening, Soil & Planting Medium | Comment now »
Rooster Booster
My boss is also a keen gardener and a DIY man himself. Sometimes when work is a bit slow we would spend the day fixing stuff around the factory or growing tomatoes which is his favorite vegetable to grow.
Today he asked if I had any orchids at home and I’m ashame to say that I’ve […]
Published by Admin on May 13th, 2008 tagged Fertilizers | Comment now »
Autumn colors
Its the last month of autumn and I absolutely love this time of the year. The weather is cool but not too cold and we get very moist nights and mornings. Best of all I just love the colors that I see everywhere I go.
No matter where I go I see trees with beautiful colorful […]
Published by Admin on May 12th, 2008 tagged Plants | Comment now »
Water lilies
Water lilies are such beautiful flowers and every garden should have one growing either in a pond or a barrel like what I set out to do. Unfortunately I have been successful in getting it to bloom or thrive in my little half barrel.
I think the position of where I put the barrel is a […]
Published by Admin on May 11th, 2008 tagged Plants | Comment now »
Green with envy
As the weather grows colder and colder by the days most of my roses have reached the end of their flowering periods. There’s not much colours in the garden anymore except for the green leaves and grass.
But my neighbour’s roses are still flowering which makes me green with envy. This beautiful pink rose which I […]
Published by Admin on May 9th, 2008 tagged Plants | Comment now »
Maintaining your lawns
Despite what people say about lawns being too thirsty for water I still love to keep my lawns lush and green. With the current water restrictions forbidding the use of mains water on lawns I have to rely on the rain to keep my lawns in top shape. I’m quite lucky in the sense that […]
Published by Admin on May 8th, 2008 tagged Plants | Comment now »
High pressure cleaner
One of the best appliances I’ve bought to use at home is a high pressure cleaner. You can use it not just for cleaning vehicles but driveways and outside walls of the house as well. They come in different pressure strength and brands but I bought the smallest one they have from Karcher which is […]