Organic Pest Control

Just added a link in the info section ~ on the right scroll down. Been trialling some neem spray I bought at Mudgereeba Markets (had a couple of little buggers eating things) seems to work fine.

Gardens are a window to the soul.

Welcome, this is a garden I tend up here on the mountain,

spectacular views  & some  lovely  flowers make it a delight to work in, 

hope you enjoy the pics I am sharing with you.

Baby lebanese zucchini I have not grown these before
so looking forward to seeing how they turn out.

Self seeded bean making its way up the trellis!

Stunning wisteria!

Kipflers mulched & happy, kipflers
(german finger potato), yellow skin
waxy flesh ~ delicious, steamed,
 boiled or roasted, excellent for salads.

Another Garden Visitor

Thought I would share with you some pics of another regular visitor to my garden, he just loves greens

Nice behind!

Beltane

This is my scarecrow witch that I put up for Beltane 31st October (Southern Hemisphere) ~ no fires this year as there is a total fire ban up here at the moment so my scraggly witch made from some sticks, a bit of straw & some old bird netting (not to mention the baling twine hair!) was my little contribution this year!

 Beltane is one of the four Greater Sabbats, a time to celebrate the union of  Goddess & God, an agricultural festival to honour procreation & life itself!

She really did seem to embrace the moment! 

World Vegan Day

Today is international world vegan day, the beginning of world vegan month. So vegans celebrate & all the critters that are not eaten because of vegans celebrate!

My Sisters Garden

Joy in the Garden!

Very happy to see my sisters garden & it is looking rather gorgeous! Very colourful! I love the gnome on the mushroom, I too have gnomes in my garden will post some pics soon. I think it is imperative to have fun & get creative, gardens are a lovely place to sit & adding your own touch helps one feel very much a part of the garden. It also creates a sense of magic for those wonderful little visitors, never too young to get the gardening bug! 

One awesome chair!!! Soooo inviting.

And the veggie patch is looking so healthy & happy, go Sis you are doing a fabulous job!

Open Garden Currumbin Valley Sunday 9th October

Colour & texture

Sculptures add fun to the gardens

Delights of Tani Tei En

Texture & form

Black bamboo

View from tea house

Serenity

More Delights of Tani Tei En

 A graceful path

Wonderful textures & shapes

An inviting rustic seat

Tani Tei En

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to this delightful garden, especially the Japanese section.

Japanese Garden Open

 http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2010/10/05/3029612.htm
This a link to an ABC blog about Tani Tei En which is part of Australia’s Open Garden Scheme this weekend.I love Japanese gardens and most certainly intend on attending. I am grateful to Diane Kelly from 

Gold Coast Organic Growers for keeping us informed. You can find out more about Gold Coast Organic Growers at 

http://goldcoastorganicgrowers.org.au/

Recycled Gate

This is my gate into the garden made from an old bit of cane lattice, some bamboo garden stakes & chicken wire. Te right side is attached with some baling twine & I placed an old plastic lid unger the bamboo stake so it actually swings open smoothly! to secur it I have just used a small ocky strap, it may not be too glamorous but it does the job well!

Lebanese Cress ~ Apium nodiflorum

It has been called  Aethionema coridifolium but Apium nodiflorum (fools cress) is it's botanicalname.  This cress is one of my favourite salad greens. It's a tasty perennial, a kind of carroty flavour ,very pretty to look at and is quite a hardy plant. Propagates easily from runners but be wary of where you plant it, you can see it here in the foreground in my garden running everywhere even though I tried a border around it originally.

I have now transferred it to this pot which is sunk about 30cm into the ground. This pot does not have a whole and lebanese cress grows quite happily in water, this is in full sun but it grows quite well in shade. This is a valuable plant to have in your garden (or even a tub on a balcony etc) you will have a yummy green all year round.

The New Section

This is the new section of my netted garden, I haves used rope suspended between two pre-existing gardens. I coved the grass with wet newspaper, the secret is to make sure it is overlapped really well (otherwise grass will pop up through if it moves & leaves a gap. I don't like the newspaper too thick so that it can break down & leave the worms to come to to the surface. I covered the areas to be garden with cane mulch and the paths with wood chips. I have built up the areas around the raspberry & where I plan to plant strawberries with woodchips as berries like acid soil.

Hottie

This is my cute hothouse a friend of mine gave me, it's great for my seed raising, now that the weather is warming up I've put a cover over it as it was getting a little too hot!

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One of the regular visitors from nextdoor, my neighbor is a registered snake owner & brings his pets over to sun in the garden.

Sweeeet Potatoes!

My harvest of sweet potatoes from quite a small plot, I'm still finding them 3 months later!

Girls in Gardens

This ones for all garden lovers, girls & guys. Spring has sprung and all things laying in potentiality are jumping out of the ground. I have just finished a new section & will post some piccies soon. I am inspired to create a blog from looking at my friend Charlies & thought how awesome to see other people paradise so easily.