This blog focusses on the development of the front garden of a suburban house in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. It is planned to draw upon the experience of many to finalise a design for a new garden that satisfies the owner's criteria.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Adding another 120mm of composted mulch
Nothing like loading 24 cubic metres of mulch onto many wheelbarrow loads. Your reward is simply hearing the ground singing!
In goes the Star Apple
Finally the last of the large fruit trees is in the ground!
Once the wet season hits in will go the smaller fruit giving shrubs!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Dwarf Coconut
Hopefully these will turn out to be the shorter variety. These plants are often taken for granted and yet they provide so much. I''ve planted two.
White Mulberry.
This is another Bush Tucker tree. If I can't eat the fruit then I'm delighted that the birds just love it!
Valencia Orange
I visited Valencia in 2008 and just loved the many Orange trees lining so many streets. I just love oranges!
Soursop
Just imagine picking one of these and spooning out the sweet custard like flesh! Thanks to Susan for her generous gift of this tree. Yum
Mangosteen
All I have to do is wait another six or seven years and then I'll be harvesting these jewels! This tree lives way down in my back yard behind my pool.
Lime
This tree I transplanted about six month ago, pruned it heavily ready to be espaliered in front of my shed at the back of my house.
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