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Hello @Julez1958Gardens take many forms, whether they be large expansive green lawns to courtyard gardens with plants in pots. They do give us pleasure and relieve stress.When we moved to our bush block I had expansive plans of 5 acres of lush tropical vegetation. Well 24 years later there is about one acre, however that one acre gives me much peace. I do wish that garden shows on tv did not show large lush expansive gardens that give the impression that the work is all done by one or two gardeners. There is not enough emphasis on small gardens.Enjoy your courtyard garden - it's yours.
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Hello
Over the past few months I have been potting some plants and have a little avocado which I grew from a seed, some chillis also from seeds and a few herbs and a dwarf lemon which is coming along. I also tried a little pot of succulents. I've been able to give my family some of the herbs and another avo.
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Gorgeous, @gumnut - does the magnolia have the lovely scent?
I LOVE the frog!! Ours have gone into hiding!!
Our day Lilies are out
and my brother's frangipani (grown from seed) is flowering for the very first time! It is gorgeous & has an unusual petal shape!
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hehe, I don't have a green thumb at all, @gumnut - my brother (surprisingly) got into plants & orchids just in the last 20 years & now LOVES growing ANYTHING from seed that he has collected himself ...... and the frangipani is one of his!! He's even been selling some on Gumtree!
We had a very hot & humid Xmas/Boxing day & been raining ever since ..... so no watering for us, either just now ....
I've been self pollinating the Day Lillies tho, in the hope they set seeds .....
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Just picked these lilliums today. Beautiful.
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Great season for my summer garden beds. The Hydrangea keeps giving as well as the daises, calla lilies, budelias et cetera
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Hi @iserbrown
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Thank you
Hubby put metal filings at the base years ago
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Nice, @iserbrown - interesting that you have both colours with your hydrangeas! Doesn't one need an acid soil for their colour & the other an alkaline soil? Well done on having both! Do you add anything to the soil to promote that happening?
Yep ... googled it ...
Generally speaking, acidic soil, with a pH lower than 6.0, yields blue or lavender-blue hydrangea blooms. Alkaline soil, with a pH above 7.0, promotes pinks and reds. With a pH between 6 and 7, the blooms turn purple or bluish-pink. To lower your pH, add garden sulfur or aluminum sulfate to your soil.
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Yes about 4 different main colours on the one bush plus variants, just gorgeous4
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With all the rain that's been in Brisbane this summer my garden is like a rainforest. This is the view from my deck.
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Just picked these lovelies from my garden.
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