Now that this blog has been going for over twelve months, I can begin comparing how the seasons are different (or not). The heading I had for August, 2010 was "Rain and wind - and more rain and more wind!" Well, we didn't get the wind quite as much, this year and, fortunately, we didn't get the floods that we experienced here last August. In fact, all things considered, it's been a whole lot less stressful than August, 2010.
A nasty shock
We did find a small disaster when we came home from a few days in Melbourne followed by a short visit to Swan Hill.
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| It wasn't even the wind that caused this disaster, one of the roots had just rotted with all the water. |
Glorious gold
Every week there's another wattle coming out and brightening up the countryside. I've got about sixteen different viarieties of Acacia and I love seeing them following each other through the months. I know that when one finishes there'll be something else to take its place. Have a look at the album on Picasa here. for many pics of the various wattles that are out this month. I've taken quite a few close-ups too, to show just how different their flowers can be.
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| This is one of my favourites: Gold Dust Wattle (A. acinacea) |
Not much action in this department. We've been picking Silver Beet all winter and the asparagus is just beginning - we've had two small meals from that so far this season. I have a couple of garden beds ready for tomatoes but may not do too much more this year. Part of the reason for the Australian garden is to make it low maintenance and vegatables do require a fair bit of attention.
A fairly restful month.
With the weather cold and wet and most plants semi-hibernating, I've been doing much the same, so there's not much more to report.
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| Coming in the front drive the garden welcomes us with gold, blue, purple and green. |
It's a short blog this month but there are still lots of photos with captions in the album, so click here.
