Garden number 3 is our bush block at Clandulla, a quick drive from Kandos. Autumn in the Australian bush is much more subtle as all but a small number of our native trees are evergreen. Here at Whistlers Rest a sign of autumn is this native shrub flowering - I haven't found it's name yet.
And in the garden and the forests the gum trees shed their bark.
These are archive photos (hence the rain of which we have seen little for a couple of years). I have been too busy cleaning up the block to run around with a camera. We have mowed for the first time in two years but there has not been much grass to worry about. Many of the understory shrubs have died and there are fallen branches and bark all over the place - a fire hazard that I cannot continue to ignore so we have been making the most of the lovely autumn weather for a working bee.
Well done still working in gardens. I gave up 2 years ago. Love the foggy photo.
ReplyDeleteI could do with a lot less gardening. I working very hard to try and get them to be less ongoing work. My mountains garden is getting away from me ... very wild at the moment but the other two are in good shape.
DeleteEverything has good and bad sides, it seems. Here sometimes it rains a lot and my Brother has to mow, mow and mow. And we only have a little balcony (at least! We´re the only ones in the house with a balcony and only thanks to the pre-owners, who took the hassle, too!).
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I know all about mow, mow, mowing at Kandos in particular. The others not too bad.
DeleteI spent the afternoon in our backyard, filling the green bin with wandering jew which is running amuck down the back. It is easy to pull up but takes time. Your bush block looks great. I love the bush and the evergreen trees.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, that is the problem in my mountain garden too. It has been smothered the creeping buttercup and wild strawberries which is quite a fete as they are rampant too.
DeleteSometimes dream about a nice apartment somewhere with maybe a courtyard to look after.. big gardens are exhausting! I'm steeling myself to get out there in the morning and start cutting back for winter.. it may or may not happen 😉 Have a lovely Sunday Joan Elizabeth ✨
ReplyDeleteTell me about it. I have three big gardens, Burnbrae is 2000 sq metres, Rose Orchard Haus 2000 sq meters, and Whistlers Rest 4000 sq metres. Each has their own challenges but since I am pretty happy with the wild garden look not as much work as it could be.
DeleteThe misty shot particularly stands out to me.
ReplyDeleteIf only there was a little more rain and mist as it very dry at the moment.
DeleteIt sounds like you're hard at work -- never enviable but very satisfying once you're finished. I'd planned to get started in our garden today but woke up to heavy rain.
ReplyDeleteWe are hard at work at Whistlers Rest because we have left it for too long. The other gardens are entering into their winter sleep so one final mow after the autumn leaves have fallen and we have a rest until pruning time.
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