"GARDEN"

My Mum and Dad will be laughing just reading the title of this blog! They know that I really don't have green thumbs and that the only things I will have in my garden are things that are self-sufficient. But, on days like today, when the sun finally decides to shine after weeks of rain, it is nice to just get out there and enjoy it.
Today, John dealt with the weeds while I cut back the seaside daisies (a very hardy survivor) and swept up the mulch chips that the dog had spread all over the paving.
In our garden we have many deciduous trees which, of course, are bare at the moment. I love deciduous trees, mostly because of the colour they provide in Autumn and Spring. We have several camellias of different varieties and some fruit trees. Our lemon tree produces hundreds of lemons all year round...it is amazing! Of course, we have only lived here for a year so we can't lay claim to most of the growth in our garden. But, my favourite tree of all is a Forest Pansy which seems to have survived a bit of a scare from the heat of summer and which we have planted right in the middle of the garden where it can be seen from the kitchen and the lounge room.
Snoop (our little Maltese ShihTzu) just loves the little hedges. He pushes himself in and out of the rows of hedges spreading the mulch all over the place. I'm not sure what the fascination is...I think there are little skinks living under the hedges, or it could just be the rustling of the leaves as he is not the brightest!
A garden on a sunny day, even in the middle of winter, is good for the soul!!!

    This picture was taken in greener months and shows John on his old ride-on mower.