Grainoftruth's Back garden

Created on Wednesday, 04 Jun 08

A pleasant place to while away the hours. It is South East facing, so get quite a bit of sun in the summer, but once Autumn sets in, the sun doesn’t rise high enough to clear the garden fence.

The garden is also on a slope – not much, but about 1 in 20. At the house end is a large crazy paving patio. a brick tiered bed is full of interesting plants like agapanthus and fire cracker. Lots of red plants (a beautiful dark red hukura)

Garden Type: Cottage | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Clay

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Day 184

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Six tomato plants of unknown strains from a friend of the family wh...

Planted on 01 Jun 08
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Day 184

lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Summer lettuce seeded and in a propagator tray. Should be cut and c...

Planted on 01 Jun 08
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Day 185

Marrow

Cucurbita pepo var. fastigata

Three small Marrow plants, bought in late May. I'll pick the fruits...

Planted on 31 May 08
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Phormium

Phormium tenax

Just transplanted this from a large pot at the front of the house t...

Planted on 30 May 08
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Honey Bush

Melianthus major

Wow! can this thing grow! Architectural foliage - not fully frost h...

Planted on 01 Jun 06
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Fire Cracker

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Grows like mad every year. Spreads like a carpet just under the soi...

Planted in May 2005
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Akeba

Akeba

A rampant climber and it layers and runs too. Strange little flower...

Planted in Jun 2000
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Mexican Orange Blossom

Choisya ternata

Love this shrub. Flowers twice a year with little white flowers all...

Planted in 1999
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Camellia

Camellia japonica

Grown in a special bed in the garden with other acid loving plants,...

Planted in 1998
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Aliums

Allium cepa var. cepa

Bobble headed and looking great at this time of year.
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Cape Daisy

Osteospermum

Has been in the garden for many years and never fails to delight wi...
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Santolina

Santolina chamaecyparissus

A bit leggy this; aparently you're supposed to cut them hard back i...
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Happibun wrote:
I love the statue in the snow picture.

Posted on 11 Jun 08 (about 6 months ago)
Grainoftruth wrote:
Thanks! It’s like she’s wearing a little bonnet.

Posted on 11 Jun 08 (about 6 months ago)

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