Maybe it’s the warm spring air and the sweet smell of
flowers, or maybe it’s another chance to be creative about the house, but
gardening has become my latest hobby.
Given my lack of knowledge about gardening, I chose a simple
project to start with – planting garlic. I planted this in autumn and now the
garlic is sprouting and seems to be growing well. This can be harvested at the end of summer so
it’s a long wait.
Native plants are my main interest and I am aiming to get my
garden into a flowering native paradise for the birds to visit (How else would
I get more bird photographs!).
The Blue Mountains Conservation Society Nursery situated in
Lawson Industrial area is open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Their
friendly helpful volunteers have helped me choose the right plants for my
little rockery (I asked for the hardy type of plants that would survive with a
novice gardener). So far so good…
Finding old rustic containers and implements have also
provided some opportunities for more flowers.
An old wheel barrow filled with Brachyscome is coming along nicely (… although when
first planted, my friend did mistakenly think it was a pile of weeding!).
Most of all gardening gives me more opportunities to take creative
photos!
The next step of course is to do some more serious planning
and start using the Gardening Journal. If you are a serious gardener, you may
also like a copy – follow the link.
At the moment the Blue Mountains is bursting with colour. Don’t
forget the Hazelbrook and Woodford Open Gardens on Sept 14-15 and 21-22, while the
week long Leura Gardens Festival starts on October 5th.
DH
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