garden

This is a view from the other side of the tall Kangaroo Paws, looking up the slope towards the house. The front of the house is level with the land, but the back of the house comes out over the slope, with a deck looking out over the beach, lagoon and river. The large Gum tree is across the road!

garden

I have tried to get an overall view of the garden, which is a bit difficult due to the bushes and trees. This photo is looking from my downstairs back door, down the garden, with the Carlton River in the distance. Joey is on the dried out grass. There are red and yellow kangaroo paws, a purple buddleia, and under the bird netting is an apricot tree. The second photo is an extension of the first one, just on the right where there is a middle border, and then a grass path that goes down to the garden shed. There are cannas in flower at the moment.

Magnolia

This is the very first bud on my Magnolia bush that Monica gave me several years ago. I am so excited to see it!