For the first time in my life I am living in a home with a garden. It's small and was already pretty much fully cultivated by the time I got there....but it was gorgeous! And after 2 months of living there....I'm already starting to kill it.
I think Mother Nature has it in for me....
I sow mint, she sends ants to build a colony in the pot.
I plant strawberries, she spreads the word to the bird population of Kirribilli.
I plant herbs, she sends snails and little green crawly things.
I plant a lemon tree, she sends scale (what IS that anyway), tiny red spiders and other things that are (so far) totally unrecognizable.
There must be a lesson in this. What is it? What could it be? Oh, that's right....I'M A TERRIBLE GARDENER! Bugger.
Well, here are some pictures anyway. Please try to note the serenity and inherent beauty in all plant life (even some that is partially dead) and maybe you'll get some enjoyment out of these anyway! :)
<=== Cute little lemon tree.JL takes time to smell the....creepy crawly insects??=================>
The tiny pond! (Looks nice right, pretty lily pads and papyrus...and filled with mosquito larvae....)
Almost dead geranium (we think) and a pretty bush that seems to actually be doing well!
<==== A Native Australian grass tree! No way to tell if this thing is living or dying since I think it takes like 600 years to grow!
Star jasmine....sadly, not in flower.=====>
The back path of the garden. None of these plants have received any attention from me AND appear to be flourishing!
<===The strawberry plants. So precious...and aren't we nice to feed the neighborhood birds!
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Well, we certainly both have the "brown thumb!" Anything that's going to survive in my garden has to thrive on neglect! My latest project is sprouting seeds, like alfalfa, clover, and beans, for eating in salads and on sandwiches. It's going to be interesting to see if I manage it! Deb
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