Spring Flowers

Lots of flowers on my balcony. How I love flowers!

My standard fuschia & hanging basket fuschia are all in flower

My climbing rose, Pierre de Ronsard, is flowering & is stunning

 

 

 

 

My just Joey rose has had two blooms so far

 

I have a few mini peaches on my dwarf peach tree

 

 

Oregano has lots of new growth

My maples are just gorgeous

Here's inaba shidare with all it's new spring growth

 

 

 

Sango kaku is pretty & bright green

The aureum is tiny but so pretty

 

Loving this warm weather.

Happy gardening,

Bel

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Possums Strike Again!

One negative about living amongst so many beautiful trees is we have so many possums. Last year they stole my tomatoes & ate my roses. This year, they're back! Eating my new Japanese maple leaves & rose buds again!

Rose buds eaten

Japanese maple leaves eaten

Have tried a few things to deter them but nothing has worked. A fellow gardener suggested quassia wood chips. If you emerge these chips in water, the horrid bitter flavour of the chips leeches into the water & if you spray this water onto your plants, the possums will be put off by the awful taste (& it is awful, I tried it) & stop eating your precious plants. So I figured I'd give it a go.

I purchased some chips online

Little helper helped me put them into water

We let them soak in there for a while & then out we went to spray all my pot plants.

Will update if its a success or failure.

Fingers crossed!

Happy gardening

Bel

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A Winter Spirit Lifter

I was just looking back on all the pretty pictures I've taken over spring, summer & autumn that just passed & it made me really smile.

I have been staring out at a dormant balcony for a month or two now & how quickly I've forgotten how pretty everything once was & not so long ago! So I thought I'd just post a couple of photos from the seasons gone by to lift my winter spirits, & hopefully yours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bit over a month until spring! YIPPEE!

Thanks for reading,

Bel