Greenhoods and Cymbidiums

 These tiny green-hood orchids are indigenous to our area and  reside under native and exotic plants in my front garden. They have been there for 40 years.

 Pterostylis nana - dwarf green-hood

 Pterostylis pedunculata  - maroon hood

 These cymbidium orchids I grow in pots

 

 these are in dappled light under bottle brush and meleluca

Last Visit to the Victorian Garden

A mixture of indigenous and exotic flora forms a pleasing vista 

 Lovely distant views are a feature

 

 Influences from mediterranean gardens

 

Planted by former owners in the 1970s the little birds just love these generous flowers  

 

 Jane's stone walls will feature again in the new garden in Harcourt

Aussie Winter Wonders

An indigenous species of wattle to our area acacia acinacia  

 This is an eremophila from Eyre Peninsular in S.A.

The bees love this  postanthera or aussie mint bush  

 Native hop-bush Dodonaea

This is a self sown Kennidia a climbing twining vine similar to Kennidia Nigricans which grew in our garden 40 years ago  

 This clematis is native to the Jarrah forests of W.A. The tall vine has been in our garden for more than 35 years, its flowers being larger than the local species.

Winter Whites

cyclamen

Many of the plants in my garden that flower mid winter are white  

double white helebores

azalia

Native wisteria Hardenbergia violacae

Snowflakes

Flowering quince "Apple Blossom"

 Virbinum Laurestinus

Primula

Adelaide Garden in July

 A view from the front steps looking east




















A view of side garden looking north with tree dahlias, salvias and roses heavily pruned

Front garden looking South

Back garden with roses and vines pruned heavily, looking north.

Small highlights from a Winter Garden

The first of the spring bulbs are up, this is Jonquil "Erlicheer" 

This tiny geranium about the size of a thumbnail is always a cheerful sight

Aussie native Grevillea Rosemarinafolia 

A Western Australian Calothamnus "Woolly Netbush" is a favorite source of food for the local "New Holland" Honeyeaters

The prolific flowering of the pink rosemary keeps the bees in nectar this time of the year  

The tiny flowers of the indigenous threptomene also cheer a winter garden

  

Some winter highlights!

After a week of cold nights the Gingko is turning from green to buttercup yellow before leaf fall

 

 

 

Fungus Amoung Us!!

In the Adelaide Garden
This giant size fungi has appeared after all the rain on the dead trunk of our lemon scented gum. 

seen from below  

and from above