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!

Echidna, Possum and Kookaburra

These two Noisy Miner birds had got soaked in the rain, and they were sitting on the back of a chair on the deck, looking in the window!!

The possum was on the deck at night, and when Joey ran out, he ran up the flag pole!!

These were taken a little while ago, but is some of the wildlife that comes in to the garden! Tony had to remove the Echidna, wearing thick gloves of course, as Joey was barking at it and so it was burying itself lower into the sand!

The Kookaburra came to be hand fed bits of meat. Sitting on our deck. He would wait in the tree for us at feed time. Then one day he just never came back.

foxgloves and iris

The front garden again, with a white Hebe, foxgloves, columbines and Iris'.

Buddha sitting under my Kangaroo Paws.

Kangaroo Paw

A yellow Kangaroo Paw. Not sure if I have already uploaded this one! Ho hum.

Iris, Rock Rose and Columbines

Another coloured Iris, with a Weeping Broom behind it.