The Maples are coming

Planting 5 Japanese Maples in the south west garden was one of my best gardening choices to date. Every season brings delight. As spring unfolds so to do the fresh new leaves. A combination of red and green  with flowers too on closer inspection.  In the heat of summer, lush foliage has a cooling effect. Bare stems in winter display the jewels of rain drops. Finally but not least, the turning of leaves to dramatic reds in Autumn warms me right through.

Spring Showcase Continued

Prostanthera  

Spring Showcase

My favourite little violets that pop up quite profusely in the native garden and in the paving near the front door.

Annual Barking

Another trailer load of shredded bark, a gift from the gum trees. 

This year trialing bark mulch as a topping for paths in the partare garden as the previous gravel was always covered in bark and leaves anyway.

Also turning an existing area dotted with a few plants into a garden.

Farewell Autumn

 These beautiful autumn leaves from two flowering cherry trees will now become beautiful compost. Compost is indeed beautiful when you make it yourself, it's putting back into the garden.

The start of camellia season.

Two beautiful camellias, the bushes were transplanted from, Phyllis's garden just before moving to Mannum. The tassels are Garrya elliptica a plant from my childhood., 

 

Vegetarian Strudel

Tonight's dinner got the thumbs up from even Rod. Vegetarian doesn't normally satisfy him but this was successful. Savoy cabbage, sweet potato, corn, onion, garlic and cheese wrapped in Filo pastry. Served with home made, home grown tomato relish. Top marks to Aly for suggesting the combination.