GARDEN NEWS AND A MOVE!
26
Mar
2015
I discovered this week that my garden is in trouble! We have planted literally hundreds of Buxus plants and they have not fared as well as they should. I discovered last week, that they are diseased. They have been attacked by mites which has resulted in new growth being very weak and deformed. Anyway, I jumped into action and phoned here and there and also found good advice on Google. We had to cut out all of the diseased parts, cut the whole plant back severely and spray and feed. The spraying against the mites and die-back is to be done every two weeks and the feeding also every two weeks in between!
Blissfully unaware of this trouble, other plants have behaved really well! There have been lots of late flowers. The Dahlias have been incredible. I have only three bulbs planted in one raised bed and I have had more than enough flowers for the house this whole summer.
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| Munstead Wood |
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| The bees love the Sedum |
The roses have given us a pre-autumn flush and I’m hoping for more!
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| Astrantia Major |
The other news is that we moved out of our terrace in Sydney this week. After 10 years of having a home in Sydney, this will be an adjustment.
Some of the furniture was taken off our hands by the kids, some of it went into storage and a little arrived here in Bowral. The butcher’s rack is displaying the potted box in the courtyard and my Auriculas now have a home on a metal table on the back veranda in front of a large mirror! I have had some kind advice via Instagram on how to manage these beauties and so hope they will flower in Spring!
The bookcases in my study were installed today. All of the junk which has been stored there since the move a year ago has now been moved out and is in urgent need of sorting and editing. I will post of photo in my next post when it looks a little more finished.
The Autumn weather has been wonderful. Walks are such a pleasure free from the heat. There has been quite a lot of cricket on at the Bradman Oval and we often walk past and sit and watch a few balls.
Happy Easter everyone!
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Hi Nicolas… yes I do love the garden and all the trials and tribulations that go with it! Thanks so much for following and stopping by! Jenny
Lovely to see you here Loi!… Can't imagine anything as upsetting as an established hedge being attacked by the blight. Japanese box might be the answer. It tends to 'yellow' during the winter months, but it is much tougher. Thanks so much for stopping by! Cheers Jenny
Greetings from DC, Jenny!
Lovely to find you and your beautiful dahlias! What a show! So sorry about your boxwood. Speaking of box, the blight is making its way to the States. My poor English box are not looking good. I am thinking of replacing them….not sure with what though.
Cheers
Loi
Although i'm certainly no gardener, I can see how much work you must put into a garden to reap the rewards. Seeing the results of your labours really proves that it is all worth it: Your garden is breathtaking!
Oh Jenny, my mistake, I realised it was the name of the rose after I sent the comment. I don't have this rose in my garden either- so it will be another one to add to the farm, but I will seek out the dahlia. You wouldn't know the name of it by any chance?
Thanks Marilyn
Hi Karen, Thanks for the lovely comment! My late mother's favourite rose was Just Joey and I think I will get it too if only for that reason. I adore the colour anyway. The bradman Oval is such a pretty place and just up the road from us. We are lucky having it close by. Thank You xx
Yes!… you are right – it is Ashram rose – a superb rose in every way! Thanks so much for the lovely comments … I am a new grower of dahlias and am now obsessed! Hoping to get a couple more for next year! Thank You xx
Hi Marilyn… how lovely to see your comment!… thanks so much. I didn't make it very clear on my post, but Munstead Wood is actually a David Austin rose! I will go over and clarify this! The Dahlias I showed also have very deep red/crimson colours and they look wonderful with the Sedum. The economic sense of it all motivated us to sell the terrace as we never got there enough. I would still however like to have a small flat I think! Thanks for the encouragement regarding the book. It is all still in the planning stages and is a far bigger undertaking than I anticipated! I will make it happen though! Thanks, Jenny