Early summer in the garden.
Enjoy #gardens #gardening #photography #perennials #flowers #newgarden

Mixed perennial garden

Looking through the pond garden

Perennial beds starting to overflow with early summer colour

Vertical and see through

Getting down low in the garden. Some of the best garden pics come from sitting down. #gardens #perennials #gardenpics

Japanese Iris

Japanese Iris

Japanese Iris

Japanese Iris

Just starting to flower

Sorry

The majority of our Iris are the Japanese Iris - Iris ensata and a few Siberian iris

They sound like the are loving their new garden bed and 5 feet tall, that is good or are you really 4 feet tall and the look big. (Joking sorry)

If you are starting to see a hollow space forming in the centre of the clump then that is a good sign that the clump should be divided. What type of Iris do you have?

Sounds like you have everything going in the right direction now. With the Iris if you give them a good feed after they flower will get them in good shape for next season.

Well well . That’s good news and see anything is possible. Sometimes it comes down to the season other times it can be as a plant matures

Iris ensata Thunder and Lightning

Multi mauve Iris ensata

Apricot Daylily

White Iris ensata

Lilium tiger apricot

Lilium tiger yellow

Blue flax and mixed lupins

Lupins mixed colours

Here on Raymond Island it is shaping up for a very floral Christmas. Between the weekly rainfall and mild temperatures everything is happening.

Native flowers Raymond Island

Native flowers Raymond Island

Native flowers Raymond Island

Native flowers Raymond Island

We went for a walk along the Koala Trail this morning. Attached are a few images of some of the natives flowering along the trail.

Never say it can’t be done. The bulbs are normally purchased from January onwards for autumn planting. Dry bulbs are the best way of purchasing them. Keep an eye on Garden Express, Hancock Daffodils and VDQ Bulbs. Shop around.

Iris ensata

Iris ensata

Iris ensata

Iris ensata

The Iris ensata have started their annual display over the past week

It is a blue ixia. I think they may call it amethyst blue

We have had to rethink the layout and the type of plants so that I can still play in my garden as MSA takes its course

Pond and garden surrounds

Looking south across the garden

A mix of colours and leaf form of our Japanese Maples

The blue ixia taking centre stage

It is now late spring here in Australia and lately I have been able to spend more time in our garden even if if is just sitting and enjoying it. I hope to be able to get on a bit of a roll from here and show you the development of our new garden space.

Hard to believe it’s been 9 months since my last post but that’s what MSA is like it takes a bit of you away at a time. The progression of the disease has progressed but I am not ready to give into it.

The bright lights of summer
Hibiscus moscheutos - perennial hibiscus also known as Rose Mallow. Just starting to flower and setting flowers to dinner plate size from summer through to autumn. Goes completely to the ground for winter and then flowering at 150cm
#gardens #bloomscrolling #flowers

I cut it back after each flush of flowers and it appears to work. I find it can become woody if not clipped regularly

Mixed border

Chocolate cosmos

Mixed border

Mixed borders

Gaura

Seaside daisy

Mixed planting

Seaside daisy

Next time you are taking photographs in the garden ‘Get down low’. It is really interesting the beauty you will find in your garden by getting down with the snails and taking a few photographs. #gardening #photography #gardenphotography #bloomscrolling #downlowinthegarden #flowers #differentpics

‘Agapanthus Guilfoyle’
We will always find a space for this beautiful agapanthus in our garden. It’s spectacular flowers stand tall and go on and on for a long season. The images below show the same flower over 8 weeks so far. #gardens #bloomscrolling #floral #colourful #photograpy #blueflowers

Open gardens

Open gardens

Open gardens

Open gardens

‘Sharing Your Passion’
One of the greatest pleasures of developing a large garden with a collection of rare and different plants, is sharing it with others. Our old garden was open to visitors 8 months of the year. It allowed viewing through the seasons and the life cycle of plants. #gardening

We have a tiny garden now on 800sqm

These photographs are from our old garden in Tasmania. The garden is in the Tamar Valley and climate considered as cool temperate

Mixed borders

Forest pansy

Euphorbia

Iris

Plant Combinations
Some planting combinations just happen. The elements such as colour, texture and form happen. It’s nature at its best.
#gardens #gardening #bloomscrolling #gardendesign #plantingcombination #floral #bees #pollinators

Helianthus

Begonia

Crocosmia

Dahlia

Buds and Blooms
A few of the summer bloomers breaking into the colour parade this week. #gardens #gardening #bloomscrolling #summerperenials #colourful #gatdendesign

Perennial hibiscus

Perennial hibiscus

Perennial hibiscus

20 Day Plant Challenge
Choose 20 plants that have stayed with you or influenced you. One plant per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no details, just photos.

Day 20/20. ‘Challenge Complete’
#PlantChallenge #gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling

Peony rose

Peony rose

Peony rose

Peony rose

20 Day Plant Challenge
Choose 20 plants that have stayed with you or influenced you. One plant per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no details, just photos.

Day 19/20
#PlantChallenge #gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling