How time flies!
It's the middle of May and big sis has flown back to Ye smellie olde London as I call it. The thing with family visits is, it kinda takes a lot of your time, I am sure I gardened at some point but I can't recall now what I've done except over the past few days. Sis did take me out to lunch at the Garden Shed in Mt Eden. I must say it's a much nicer shed than the container we have at Woodside that smells of petrol from the mulcher.
Today I repotted an aloe, put primulas in, planted a cyclamen near the house (thanks JoAnne!)...
I recall harvesting kumara from the back garden, and planting silverbeet, planting ivy geranium near the fence, and seeing my dutch iris sprout. Bulbs are now coming up..wonder if it might be too late to get them in the ground for spring. I put in some catnip for Mummy Cat.
One of my neighbours is holding a Riverpark planting day in June. The reserve is going to be planted up, with more natives I told him to get extra funding from EcoMatters and he got extra plants.
Last night I went to Floral club meeting, and entered an arrangement this time, it managed to place 3rd equal, not bad for a first go as I'd never entered before. Cenny however won best bloom for King Protea with a whopping 19 votes.
Janette is going to give me babiana bulbs. This years garden trip might be to Rotorua or Waiheke Island. And am hoping to get to Rogers at some point, one of the legendary garden centres in Mangere amongst gardeners. They practically give them away there.
I guess I better start thinking of my wishlist now, so that I have some idea of what I will plant before the winter sets in, or what I'd like to see come spring. It is dwindling I must say to the point where I might be ready to start New Gardenland 2 but thing is, if I'm going to go anywhere new I don't want there to be any rules or restrictions on what I can or cannot plant. I just don't do rules - man made rules anyway.
I've figured if God wills, it will grow. After all He's in charge of the weather, and He created the land, not me.
