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  • #16
    Re: Our Spring Garden  (picture heavy)

    Wow!

    Some beautiful photos and gardens there guys, definitely worthy of praise [smiley=thumbsup.gif]. I wont post up anything from our garden though, unless any of you are into dead grass and brown dirt :-?? Keep em comin 8-)

    Mal.

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    • #17
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      Here is the front yard looking empty at the moment but when everything grows it will be very colourful and attract a bucket load of birds. The garden is mostly natives with a couple of blueberrys and a coffee tree. There is 1 paperbark, 1 eucalypt, 6 grevillias, 6 banksias, 9 lilly pilliys, 4 Kangaroo paws, 1 grass tree and soon to be small 2x2 veggie patch.

      Andrew




      PS thanks Lovey
      PPS Lucinda I didnt mean to hijack your thread either :-[ if you have more photos of your garden I would love to see them

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      • #18
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        I dont mind at all - greenman, I love the mini garden.

        I will post more as I can.

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        • #19
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          Hi Sarg your clay soils and the measures you have to take to plant is totally different to here on the coastal sand plain of Perth.
          Our soils dont hold moisture very well and you have to add heaps of organic matter to build up the soil and retain water, the use of soil wetting agents on gardens and lawns is a necessity to help water retention. I have been full-on preparing all of my jobs for spring, mulching, scalping back lawns to dethatch them, festilising etc etc........

          cheers
          Trevor

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          • #20
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            Originally posted by greenman link=1191645412/15#18 date=1191711783
            scalping back lawns to dethatch them
            I think id prefer the sandy soils myself. Whats scalping the lawn ive never heard that before?

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            • #21
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              Most of the couch-based lawns in Perth thatch up very quickly due to warm weather, too much fertilising and water etc so they need a therapeutic shave back to almost nothing to rid them of all the built up thatch. Vertimowing is another method of removing thatch and reinvigorating lawns. Spring time is when we do these jobs to get the lawns pristine for summer.
              PS: Im home today because weve got thunder storms and rain!!!!!!!!!
              cheers
              Greenman

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              • #22
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                Hi all here are a few new flowers to burst out.

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                • #23
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                  And another.

                  Anybody got any more garden photos... lucinda...greenman?

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                  • #24
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                    Ive added some more pics to the album if you want a peek, just some of gardens etc on my travels, enjoy!!!

                    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9718&l=eb9bd&id=520347251

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                    • #25
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                      Very nice gm.... you take good flower photos do you use a macro lens?

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                      • #26
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                        I use the macro and super macro on my Canon S2IS, does a half decent job.

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                        • #27
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                          I just thought Id add some more photos I took this morning.

                          This is how our pot garden currently looks. It is a bit scrappy as it has been attacked by these green caterpillers that ate most of the herbs. Thats the price you pay for having an organic garden I suppose



                          This is a mini garden that was planted in a large hydroponics tub (these are expensive!!) we have basil, cherry tomatoes and cos lettuce.



                          This is a wild stawberry that is hanging in a pot, the wild strawberries are delicious


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                          • #28
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                            ....contd

                            This is the thornless Blackberry we have growing in a  half wine barrel



                            I took the following photos at great risk to myself as I am allergic to beesting. I was very careful and got out of there very quickly and carefull after I took these photos ;D






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                            • #29
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                              Love the bee pics!!!

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                              • #30
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                                Thankyou GM, I am very pleased with them. My Camera is starting to get a bit old now, but it still does some lovely macro pics.

                                My fantasy is to get an SLR with super macro, but I would have to win the lottery to get it.

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