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Cottage garden

This small Wellington cottage garden through the seasons.

Autumn

Leafy dwarf apple tree. Small olive tree on the left.

View over raspberry bed

Clematis spread across the back fence. Mulched regularly from weed pile as it rots down.

View from the garden over neighbours' property

Camellia with east neighbour's rhododendron.

Seed packets for wild flowers and green mulch crops

Clover in the lawn adds nitrogen to the soil, and is food for the bees.

A small area in the lawn is weeded and alyssum sown.

View to back fence

The raspberry bed is sprayed with Naturally Neem to manage any overwintering pests. EM (effective microorganisms) watered in to activate the soil. Rosemary prunings over the bare bed to rot down over winter and improve the soil for spring.

Legumes as cover crops sown last month are coming up.

with flowers. We'll leave the clover for winter cover.

Pink buckwheat seedlings

An abundance of marigolds have come up under the camellia

The growing waste pile. We're reluctant to access it as bees were in it last month.

Hydrangea flower

Citrus plant

Nasturtiums provide ground cover and flowers.

We transplanted some taupata as the neighbour was worried about privacy.

Summer

Two ripe strawberries and 2 green strawberries.

Calendula, cornflowers and other wild flowers in bloom

Weedpile on area we can't plant on

Seeds sown in bare area.

Euphorbia in bloom

Mixed mulch on the soil

Spring

Spring flowers

Crimson clover and phacelia flowers make a great colour combo

Autumn

Ripe grapes and a grape leaf

Ripe grapes against a blue sky underlined with green/yellow leaves

View to back fence. weedeater and short lawn

Clematis vine

Raspberry canes

Phacelia sown in the lawn, or self seeded

Pink wildflowers in the lawn

Apple tree

Weed pile for mulch and compost

What's in my garden

Thought I'd share some photos of plants and flowers in my garden this autumn.

Flowers
I didn't think there was much colour until I looked properly and saw the flowers blooming. Hover over image for caption.

Native shrubs

It's lily time!

Here in Aotearoa the lilies are blooming gorgeous. I planted some for the first time and am delighted with the results. Deep pink flowers with huge antlers that wobble in the breeze and a delightful subtle scent.

See more on The Garden of Jury's blog which showcases some other stunners.

Berhampore front garden

A lovely wee garden in Berhampore. Roses, camellias, grevillia, callistemon. More photos in the Facebook gallery.

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