It's spring Down Under and
this month I'm sharing some recent snaps from my farm garden.
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| I wish I could share the glorious fragrance of the climbing rose Zepherine Drouhin that grows near our vegetable garden |
My dear husband
put in a lot of work over the winter (I was too busy writing to share much of
the burden!) and our cottage-style garden is looking its best.
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| Our flowering cherry - sadly no fruit! |
We have a cool winter and
a hot summer and fruit, iris, roses and spring-flowering bulbs thrive.
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| I love columbines |
In the
last weeks the iris have been superb and the roses have just started.
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| Our climate is perfect for iris |
We had
the threat of bushfire last week but thankfully all we could smell was the
fragrance of roses.
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| I love the bold shape of artichoke, here with clematis and sage in flower at the front |
We grow vegetables too
though it can be a hit or miss affair as to when we actually get them planted!
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| Lots of lettuce! |
The cats are constant
companions in the garden and tend to photo bomb any opportunity they can.
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| Rhubarb, too - those are its flowers that I cut off so all the growth goes into the edible stems |
The
horses, little bulls and chickens all contribute to the garden with fertilizer.
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| Cindy is always nearby |
My husband often lets the horses into the garden but not so much at the moment
as the lettuce is a huge attraction. They nibble on the camellias too which
makes me rather cranky!
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| Ivy helps too |
At the moment I’m writing
a story that features a rather grand garden. Mine is not on such a scale but it
is lovely to be able to walk outside and feel inspired.
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| My husband worked all his winter weekends to put in this new path |
Are you of the
green-thumbed or brown-thumbed type of gardener? Do you have a favorite flower?
Do you enjoy growing vegetables or herbs? I’d love to know!
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Kandy Shepherd is
an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction. She lives
on a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her family
and a menagerie of four-legged friends.
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