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Monthly Archives: June 2019

Our Garden – June

30 Sunday Jun 2019

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Our front garden has become more colourful this month with this show of nemesia flowers.
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I have pruned the half dozen rose bushes and had some pretty blooms in a vase indoors.
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We planted a herb pot on our balcony which is going well. Mint, thyme and coriander were established plants. The rocket seeds in the top section are growing nicely.DSC03886IMG_3550

In the back garden we have kept it tidy. I planted a few seeds in our veggie patch. The spinach is looking strong, carrots and Romanesco broccoli were sown a few weeks later so have yet to appear.
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I cut back a rosemary bush and harvested some rhubarb. There wasn’t enough for a pie or crumble so I chose to make a rhubarb relish, which we will enjoy with cheese and biscuits.
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We have a compost bin again and are happy to make productive use of our food waste.IMG_E2923

It’s been a relaxed and pleasurable month in our garden 🙂

Changing Seasons – June

30 Sunday Jun 2019

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We have been in our new house for two months. June has brought us bedroom furniture and dining chairs. (We are still waiting for a three seater sofa.) We’ve put pictures on the walls and decorated bland beige lightshades with coloured twine. The house has become a home.

June has been a month of contrasts. Frosty mornings and mild sunny days. Walks on our snow covered mountain, walks on our new local beach.
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June in Hobart is dominated but a winter festival “Dark Mofo”, when the city paints itself red, when weird and wonderful public art, music shows, exhibitions and a Winter Feast pops up at numerous locations around the city.

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June has seen new and unexpected flowers appear in our garden, but I will write a separate post about our garden this month.IMG_E3510

Oh and June brought me an surprise guest in our hall when I got home from work.

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I’ll end with this fun pic, “admiring the view”.
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I’m linking this to Su’s monthly challenge at Changing Seasons

Balcony Pots

28 Friday Jun 2019

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One of the first things we wanted to do when we moved, was buy pots for our balcony. I visited a local nursery to get advice for our windy, coastal location. We chose these pots and planted violas and Rhaphiolepis (Indian hawthorn). They are thriving and look good with our ceramic poppies from The Tower of London.
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Apparently these bushes are “one of the most bulletproof shrubs around”. As they mature they will have these tiny white flowers.

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Snow on Mount Wellington

25 Tuesday Jun 2019

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At 1,271 meters, Mount Wellington dominates the Hobart skyline. There has been snow on the mountain summit in recent weeks. On Saturday we drove up to see the snow close up. We knew it would be cold, at least ten degrees lower than in the city. However we did not expect these snow and ice effects created by the wind.
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“Spectra”

22 Saturday Jun 2019

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There is a stunning light in Hobart’s night sky. An art / light installation called “Spectra” created by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda. 49 searchlights that reach up to 15 kms into the night sky.

The light looks fabulous from a distance and up close.
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Paint the Town Red

20 Thursday Jun 2019

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Midwinter in Hobart means it’s time to paint the town red, in line with our winter festival.

Here are a few photos of our red city.

The Tasman Bridge
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Brooke Street Pier
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Hobart Town Hall and other city buildings
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Shop windows, fountains and our tourist seaplane
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Our New Garden

16 Sunday Jun 2019

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This is the garden we’ve acquired with our new home. African daisies are in full flower, in various colours. DSC03843DSC03838DSC03840

There are a couple of flower beds in front of the house. One easy care bed with rosemary bushes. One beside the drive with roses, small azaleas, lilies and other as yet unidentified plants. IMG_2873IMG_3268A

At the back, there is a large wooden deck area, with the real garden behind the hedge. When we viewed the house the two raised vegetable beds were full, but they were empty when we moved in. So we are starting from scratch in those beds.IMG_2542AIMG_2546IMG_2473image

On the right hand side of the decking there are olive trees and one citrus bush. The lemons had been picked before we moved in but olives are maturing on at least one tree.IMG_2543IMG_2545

We are happy that there is no lawn and we won’t need a mower. As this is the first garden we’ve had in Australia, we had no tools or equipment. We only had a hand trowel for our balcony herb box in our rental place. So we have purchased gloves, secateurs, watering can and a hose to begin our new garden journey.

I’m looking forward to the coming months, to see what this garden will reveal. The first year will be full of surprises.

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