Saturday 22 August 2015

Spring is in the Air

The weather has warmed up here considerably over the past week.......Spring is in the air.  

I have been busily turning over the front garden beds and planting an array of plants that will hopefully add an abundance of colour in the coming months. 



The soil was very dry as we have been without significant rain for the past couple of months.  However, the rain gods were smiling upon me yesterday when they sent down a whopping 39 mm of rain just when I needed it.  I had turned the garden soil, planted all my new plants and then, miraculously, everything received a good drenching ready to be mulched this morning. 


I caught "Wilma" and her new little joey out first thing this morning surveying the front garden and enjoying the damp ground.


In my free time of late I have been visiting some plant nurseries in the area looking at what they had to offer and at what price.    I was able to spread my purchases amongst 4 local, family owned businesses and was very pleased with the price as well as the overall health of all the plants that I purchased.


My overly large, very lazy cat, Minnie started out as being the supervisor of the great garden makeover.   This lasted a full 10 minutes as you can see....... the warm sun enticed her to sleep for the rest of the day on the lawn.  

So now, part of my Spring gardening is done.  Some more showers of rain and the warmer weather on the horizon should see the plants grow rapidly.  Another story, however,  is my vege patch  - which is just about finished with the Winter vegetables and needs some love and attention before being planted out with the new season crops.




9 comments:

  1. ohhh my your gardens are looking wonderful!
    had a good giggle at the cats' help, too adorable! so were Wilma & family.
    rain, thought we were going to get some here too yesterday but it's still teasing us with barely a sprinkle & slightly damp ground, we could use a good drenching too ... please
    looking good
    thanx for sharing

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    1. Thanks, Selina - hopefully some rain will venture out your way soon.

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  2. Wilma and Minny.....what characters!

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    1. I don't know Wilma that well, Phil - she hops in for a look most mornings and is then on her way. Minnie, on the other hand,is quite a character and certainly struts her stuff around here.

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  3. It was a lovely day here yesterday too, Blinky. However we didn't get any rain unfortunately and the ground is so dry. I did plant some seeds yesterday so will see how they go. We could still get a frost and cold weather so I won't hold my breath. Love the flowers.

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  4. Yes, I suppose you will still have the chance of frost for a couple more weeks yet, Chel. Decided to put some colour around the house gardens this year - I will never be able to compete with the lovely array of flowers in your garden, though.

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  5. You've been really busy since I've been away Blinky. Looking forward to admiring it whilst doing a bit of stitching. Pats for Harve and Minnie Moo.

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    1. And looking forward to having you back as well. Drive safe.

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  6. Have enjoyed browsing through your blog, it is interesting and the photos are great. Will visit again. (Damac)

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