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  • Browbeat By Bugs And Feeling The Heat, Yet Still Done To A Tea(tree)

    All sorts of life events have come into play to prevent complete dedication to loves like cycling and gardening, but I have neglected the latter in particular over the past year. Nonetheless, despite the garden being beset by bugs and another blistering summer, pockets are thriving including the cute blossoms on the teatree. The teatree is a little special, as along with the silver wattle, it’s the first Aussie native plant we bought. It has thrived since we planted it in the ground about three-and-a-half years ago. But not quite as well as other trees, notably the two wattles–one golden and the other silver–that stand either side of it. So…

  • Garden of Weedin’

    Spring has sprung (for today) at least, and the garden at Kangaeroo Corner looks resplendent thanks to early morning weeding, a mow and planting plenty of new plants. Weather helped, too, with delightful sunshine and warmth as the temperature topped 20 for the first time this year. I had planned to transplant some plants bought over the winter next week, when we have a holiday, but circumstances conspired against me and I won’t be able to do it that day, so things turned out perfectly by forcing me outside from just after dawn. With last year’s lawn woes in mind, I have been letting the grass grow longer this year…