We've been "remodeling" our garden for the last couple of months - first we had the grass removed, well we couldn't really call it grass!
There were plenty of weeds in it, probably more weeds than grass...
I would love to have a native garden with low maintenance plants that don't require a lot of water or time to care for them!
I love succulents and have been collecting them and propagating some of them too, so that I have enough for our garden project...but apart from that my husband and I are a bit of garden novices.
Looking for some inspiration, this past Sunday we visited
Zanthorrea Nursery in Maida Vale in the Perth Hills.
Oh what a beautiful place! Everything was so neat, the plants all separated into different zones - ground covers, Kangaroo Paws, Grevilleas, Succulents, Herbs...
Quite enchanting! They even had a kid's playground, garden art...
So many ideas whirling around, now I have to put pen to paper and draw some designs so that we can decide what to buy and where to plant!
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Plant your flower seeds now for Spring |
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How about this wooden frog? |
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I like this metal ostrich too... |
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The kids playground in the middle of all the greenery |
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Grevillea - Pink Pokers - Can you see the bees? |
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Grevillea |
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Banksia Spinulosa "Birthday Candles" |
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Flowers from a Gum tree - another bee inside one of the flowers... |
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How about this metal Xanthorrhoea or Grass tree (natural to Australia) |
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Dinosaur and egg |
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Can you spot the bee? |
Sorry I didn't write down names of all the plants....I'll go back for sure when we're ready to start planting.
In an area reserved for staff I saw this cute sign.
Can't wait to see our garden finished, but unfortunately these things take time and a lot of work and money. Maybe by Spring it will be all done hopefully!