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The Red Garden

20/12/2017

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We should probably call this part of the garden The Mulberry Garden but we got used to saying 'the red garden' so that everyone knew the place we meant. It was never part of my plan but it shows from the street and I don't want people walking past to think that the rest of the garden is a mess. Therefore, I got into the habit of maintaining this part, unless I am too busy. I wish I had a 'before' photo. It was full of weeds. Long ago, someone thought a weed mat would be a good idea but without maintenance, it buried itself so deeply that it took a couple of weightlifters to tug out most of it. Some is still there but impossible to remove because of the plants growing on the top. The main feature used to be a rusty old plough sitting on the dry soil. One day we had a working-bee and cleaned up the worst of the weeds and planted red geraniums around the sides. Later on I bought more hebe but it died. We put in succulent cuttings and sebum and more red geraniums. The mulberry tree is there as a feature because one was purported to be in the original garden. The below is a photo I took today from the path below.
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Photos from summer, autumn, winter, spring, for three years. The mulberry in the bottom left is looking better than I ever thought possible. It's starting to be the star of red garden bed.
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26/2/2018 01:50:28 am

Mulberry garden is simply one of the best gardens I've seen so far. I have to commend you because it seems like you have worked for that and it's worthy to be called as "red garden". I would love to see this garden in person because I can feel that it will make me happy! I am a huge fan of different kinds of flowers by the way.

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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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