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The Herb-ish Patch

25/10/2017

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The top photo would have been taken in 2013. By this time, I had marked out all the garden patches and made the stone walls. We didn't have a lot of plants then. The part I am showing today is the little rectangle behind the trunk of the jacaranda which is no longer in the garden. You can see the big old pear tree and the clothes line behind and the group of agapanthus in the centre. 

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I don't love agapanthus and in 2015 I moved the clump elsewhere when I was given these bottles- brushes. Because the area is so far from water, (and I never have the time or the energy to lug a watering can) it has to survive on whatever it can beg from the sky.

​ Only the hardiest plants survive in this spot  because there is no shade. In summer the heat beats down.  The silver plants are only tiny cuttings in this photo. Last year the limoniums went in, and the purple colour made the area perfect.

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The top left was taken last year and the next two today after the blooming of the bottle-brush,. I don't think this area has ever looked so lovely. The colours, shapes, and scents, are delightful. And all done without water.This morning I decided this area was herb-ish because of the rosemary, oregano,  thyme, and lemon scented geranium happily growing there.
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8/2/2018 12:36:44 am

It’s truly a nice improvement! I am not really that knowledgeable when it comes to gardening but I do love herbs and flowers! That patch looks like it has been taken care of pretty well. Though I believe that it’s not that hard to grow plants like these especially if you are already skilled. Because of this article, I am thinking of growing my own garden. But before anything else, I think I still have to learn more about gardening and read more of your posts!

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    Beaumont House is a South Australian National Trust home  built in 1839. I used to walk past the place often and think to myself that someone ought to do something about the garden. 

    In my head I shifted plants and weeded and plotted. I did that for a lot of the gardens I walked past but those gardens were owned by people and I couldn't weed for them. Or, I wouldn't. 

    Anyway, I finally plucked up the courage to send a design plan for the part of the garden I could see from the outside boundary. I eventually got an email answer telling me I was welcome to join the garden volunteers and start working on my plan. 


    I have taken various before and after photos in the past year. This garden, like all gardens, is an ongoing project.

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