My back Yard

Hi friends hope all's well with you and yours were ever you maybe .
I am very well, and now we are having lovely spring weather, if I am not bowling Im spending my spare time trying to get my back garden free of those troublesome weeds that seem to have taken during over during winter.
Now on with a few photo's

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This is what I see as I open my back door

My Patio

This area is at the side of the fernery, in the green and terra cotta pots my bush roses are just starting to come into Bud, the cream pot has a sick Daphne in it , I thought I had lost it over winter but is starting to show a few green shoots. and behind the ABC kids is a young Bird of Paradise , the snow drops in front have finished flowering .

A front on view of my fernery

Showing my tree ferns , stags, zygo's,azealia's and hanging baskets

A closer view of this section with the fish pond

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The next few plants are in this fernery

Another of my Fuschia's comming into flower

A close up

My salmon pink azealia\A close up Front My Cherry Million bells and purple chimes in same basket

side view
My cacti filled wheel barrow in flower sits at the front of the fernery.

Thats all tonight .

Will be continued .

The pool area next. .

Cheers \_/\_/\_/

Penny's playground

Hi friends.

Well as you know I played pennant last Tuesday and my rink had a win getting there by 8 shots

which was no mean feate as it was a bitterly cold day with icy winds and we literary froze temp never got above 12c = 42f, which was Bloody Cold as we play outdoors.

Then on Wednesday I shopped ,then in the evening went to dinner with 20 Bowling Ladies

and had a lovely time.

Thursday went to my sisters then called into see Gwen for another cuppa, then home to see my elderly neighbour who is not very well.

Friday Gwen,Brian,and her friend Paula picked me up and went to the Golf Club for the annual Pink Breakfast which raises money for" Breast Cancer"
After this we headed for some retail therapy at Wangarratta, I purchased two beautiful orchids

which you can view at the end of post.

Under the arch of Banksia roses and through the side gate

A close up of my Banksia rose

I had a small picket fence erected to create a play area for Penny which also keeps her from getting into back yard and pool

Penny"s own entrance

Spotted a bird in the tree, If only it would land!

Penny's found something to bring inside
Kalanchoe Freedom Bells
A couple of Azealia's and a few of my fuschia's coming into bloom

Aussie Award: Shadow Dancer "Peggy"

A close up

Bridal Veil

R.A.F.

Just before you go through the little gate into back yardLittle mauve rock orchid

Through the gate where my native orchid is in bloom

My orange "Freedom bells" above the gateAnother Orchid coming into flower

The two Orchid 's that I purchased in Wangaratta



Hope you all enjoyed these photo's

CHEERS \_/ \_/

A walk around my garden

Hi everyone, hope your all feeling on top of the world were ever you maybe.

WE had beautiful sunshine today ,to say the least was to nice to stay indoors all day. I spent a few hours in the garden, prunning the roses and doing a little weeding. before tidying myself up to go visit my sister Pauline, who is recovering well and at home after having Surgery last Friday.
Now on with a few photo's, not a lot in flower at this time of the year,but I managed to find a few today.

I picked this last rose and bought inside before I started prunning

Jonquils starting to bloom

Merle gave this Begonia Clipping months ago I planted it and its still flowering

My Madam Butterfly Zygos in full bloom
my Butterfly Sunrise Zygo
my young Daphne's first flowering
The last climbing Iceburg rose before prunning.

White Geranium starting to flower

first flowers on my Banksia rose...

hope you all enjoyed some of my garden, A few of My fuschia are comming into bud, but thats another blog as they flower... Ill be around visiting you all soon. CHEERS \_/ \_/ \_/

Tonight a few more plants in my garden

G'Day everyone, Ive had a quiet week except a few days bowling,we had our official Lawn bowls end of season closing day Tuesday followed by a lovely luncheon. sorry I left the camera home.We continue playing social bowls through winter weather permitting in Mufti (out of uniform) The weather is turning cold heating s on Last night temp got down to 1c =32f today a high of 15c=60f bbrrr winter is on our doorstep.

Now on with a few photo's

I thought I had lost this fuchsia through the extreme heat and water restictions
This one Ive only had a few months replacing one that I lost This Fuchsia survived the heat and drought

My White Butterfly Zigggy is full of blooms but hard to see against the white wall
Close up

look at the hares paw growing out of the stag
My little corner of bromelaids
A few close ups

Cheers \_/ \_/