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After several hours during the week clearing and cleaning up a messy garden my day started like this
Morning everyone. Sun is shining here.
Sharli
Well I got it almost right - just exclude Caroline.
After more rain over the past 4 days, the ground is still saturated and soggy underfoot. When I walk in the gumboots, the water rises above the soles. Walking on water!
Took a detour after shopping to check out the area after the storms. The amount of debris waiting for the green pickups, is astounding. AND....one of the fallen gum tree bolls was 3 metres in diameter. Apparently, the Council doesn't take stumps.??????
I read about "Stumperies" on an English gardening site - might be the way to go for that landholder.
BC how are your animals?
Bushie, what sort of cuttings and bulbs were amongst those you received?
I've potted up some of the dreaded Palm seeds that had shot up. And today is the day for thinning out my Billbergias and potting the best offshoots. Might trim some lower branches of a couple of small trees to allow for light for underplanting. Got lots of Cathedral Begonias and Ajugas that should fit the bill. Picked up a few old wine cask metal rings that should prevent them from spreading into each other.
My native violets have gone berserk and (without taking my own advise of collaring them) started growing into the lawn. Might have to widen the garden bed; or something.
Oh and .....remember over the past few seasons how wondrous everything grew and flowered? Well, a neighbour has a silky oak that scattered its seed, I have had about 200 baby ones coming up! They are travelling to the compost heap as quickly as I find them.
Hello to the decorators, gardeners, animal owners, and owners of "musical chairs".
~~~Waves to MIAs~~~~~
DEB
BC Great news re Lily, it's always such a worry when they are unwell.
Pleased that you have found someone who understands how you wish everything to be done, makes it so much easier. Will look forward to seeing your "after" pics.
Hope today's high wind hasn't caused you too much grief, it's been a shocker of a day for many Viccies
DEB I would have "thought" that the council would have done more to help those affected by the storms, though it doesnt surprise me. Bust time for you in the garden atm, potting, planting, tidying etc.
I imagine the ground will take a while to fully dry out, so gum boots are def on the agenda for now.
I have lost count of what my friend is sending to me, he keeps mentioning "things" he has added to the boxes. The will arrive here tomorrow afternoon along with some other friends who are setting off on a month's camping holiday and making us the first port of call. She has told me she is bringing me a few "bits n pieces" from her garden as well, plus another friend messaged me yesterday and told me she has mailed a whole pile or iris rhizomes to me, so looks like I am going to be a busy girl for a while.
Apparently these 2 boxes are filled up with bulbs, plants cuttings etc. etc It will be like Xmas opening them and seeing all my new "goodies"
B3 How is the unpacking/renovating going?
Tas hope all is well down your way
Stay safe Vic people and anyone else experiecing these high winds atm
Oh Bushie! How lucky are you! BOXES of garden goodies... I'm positively green with envy 
And cuttings and all!!
I suggested to the OH this evening that we turn an area along the fence and under some bottle brushes into a garden bed - it is a real pain to mow in there, and the grass doesn't grow terribly well so I'll be looking for some nice shade loving plants.
Renos are continuing slowly... still doing painting *sigh* but I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel....
On a happy note, I went to Bunnings yesterday to get a new paint roller, and somehow found myself in the garden section 
They had some of those mega punnets of flower seedlings reduced down to $6! So of course I HAD to buy them all! (Only 4 punnets, 3 pansies and a snapdragon) Planted them all out that afternoon - I think they will look lovely if they all survive... on the point of flowering too!
It is blowing a gale here too - thankfully the whirlygig thingy on our roof that was loose and sounded like it was trying to take off with the whole roof whenever the wind blew has been repaired 
The noise it made was unbelievable....
Stay safe and warm everyone!
Good evening Dayers!
Bushie, I can't wait to see the spring photos from your garden, I think it will look absolutely lovely
I think that all my seedlings have survived! Aaaannnndd the first of the freesias have sprouted up too, more have come up than I thought would - I am looking forward to their delicious scent in spring.
Reno update: We have FINALLY selected the colour for the glass splashbacks in the kitchen! (yep - we make wonderful snap decisions in this family ) So in about a month I can finally put up a photo of the finished project!
We are now starting to talk about ideas for the outdoor / patio area. This was originally made into a kind of an outdoor room with lattice panels as privacy screening - which is now in dreadful condition after the tenant's dog had fun chewing / pulling slats off, apart from the paint getting very tired. We have to pick external paint colours before we start..... can anyone see us having a problem there?? *tongue in cheek*
Think a lurgy has finally got me, feeling all achey painy since last night and just generally"off" .... DYD is also feeling the same, so it must be a virus of some sort?
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
