Our house is an old weatherboard house which is well over fifty years old. In the past the garden was very basic with untidy lawn that had several fruit trees such as apple, pear. apricot and plum which was a very common garden style in 1940s. Along the driveway there were five massive trees; a camphor laurel, a soft bark gum tree, an English oak and a twin needle- pine trees on each side of the carport entrance. While the back yard had nothing but an old clothesline and overgrown grass and weeds.
The first project that we did was in the back yard. In 1993 we made a tiny rock garden which nestled in one corner of our small back yard. We bought the rocks somewhere near Werribee. This way we could buy straight from the owner who had dug up the rocks from their property, and it was much cheaper.
The real progress of making the front garden only started in 1998 after we cut all the huge trees along the drive way and most of the diseased old fruit trees. Without these trees the other plants in the garden will enjoy more sunlight and more of the scarce rain water. We made a new garden bed along the footpath. After digging up all the grass, we mixed the existed soil with topsoil and compost. We planted many new plants. Slowly our garden was transformed from a boring suburban garden into a colourful and well trim display of plants and flowers.
Apr 17, 2009 @ 04:24:17
Hey, young lady…. Stop blogging and start to do the garden. He, he…… U know I don’t like gardening! They are yours, not mine 🙂
XXX Frans
Apr 17, 2009 @ 04:29:15
Wah bagus bener gardennya. Tanamannya apa saja? Apa cocok untuk daerah tropis?
Apr 18, 2009 @ 00:23:07
Frans, I know, I know…… Lots of things to do in the garden…. I’ll do pruning, trimming and tidying very soon 🙂
Apr 18, 2009 @ 00:36:05
Ma kasih JE. Nanti deh kapan kapan saya tulis ttg tanaman yang ada di garden.
Kita punya banyak hibiscus (kembang sepatu), gardenia (kaca piring), geranium/polargonium, magnolia (cempaka), murraya paniculata (kemuning) dan rose….. ini semua akan tumbuh subur didaerah tropis 🙂
Oh ya waktu saya di Bdg beberapa tahun yll, saya lihat orang menanam azalea….Hanya dengan azalea harus ditanam ditempat yang terlindung dari sinar matahari…..
Apr 19, 2009 @ 05:37:33
looking at your house, it seems that it’s the typical of house in Australia…but I might be overgeneralized it 🙂 . Nice garden, spend much times taking care of it?
Apr 19, 2009 @ 07:51:57
Almost all newly built houses here in Australia are brick. Building weather-board/wooden houses can be more expensive these days. Other reason is forest conservations, we badly need to save trees.
After these years, the garden has established and basically is taking care of itself. Just occasional weeding, trimming, pruning and fertilizing are needed.
Apr 19, 2009 @ 08:13:34
I’m right then, u r in Australia 🙂 … thanks for dropping by and left comment at my little virtue house….friend? 😛
Jul 25, 2009 @ 01:33:38
wow really nice garden… really… what is that yellow plant on top images?
Jul 25, 2009 @ 02:23:14
That plant is “Genista racemosa/ Sweet Broom/Cystisus spachianus.
This is the info that I have pinched online: (http://www.geocities.com/jimclatfelter/cytisuss.html):
Cytisus spachianus:
Family: Leguminoseae
Origin: Canary Islands (hybrid)
Hardiness: Hardy to 15 degrees; Zones 8b-9-10
Growth: Rapid growth to 6 to 8 feet with 5 to 6 foot spread
Form: Upright vase form with arching branches
Compound leaves with 3 oval,
bright green leaflets
Spikes of 1/2″ yellow fragrant flowers
bloom in early spring
Seeds: Unattractive one inch brown seed pods in fall
Exposure: Full sun is best
Water: Best with monthly deep watering in summer
Soil: Well drained
Fertilizer: Not needed
Prune: Thin and shape after bloom; cut back long stems by half
Problems: Genista worm (caterpillars); snails; excessive seeding
Often sold as Genista racemosa or Cytisus racemosa. Bright yellow flowers in spring make a spectacular display. Watch for caterpillars in early summer. They defoliate the plant very quickly. Do not plant where it would be difficult to remove seedlings.
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