Wow oh Wow oh Wow! As soon as you drive up the driveway, you know there's
something extra special about this suburban block of land in Oak Flats. To the
right is a lovely feature angled rose garden; I was rather excited to be given the
opportunity to go back there when they are in full bloom. The grape-vine is
first to greet you on the left, followed by the lovely bushy fig tree. There's
plenty going on beneath the fruit trees too; along with Comfrey and other herbs.
Still on the left of the driveway is the
kiwi-fruit, asparagus, cherry guava, almond and other edibles.
After the rose garden, still in the front yard...younger children
are accommodated with a huge trampoline...The pumpkin are growing
happily in and around the legs of the trampoline...and the quaint little flower
garden is a great space for the lady of the household to grow all her 'girly'
plants. Overall, the space works brilliantly.
As you stroll down the side of the house...you can't help but wonder
what awe-inspiring views await you when you reach the back yard. You've just
passed more edibles including lemon verbena and elder-flower.
Narelle found herself speechless as she came round the
corner....feasting her eyes every which way....with camera in hand, where does
one begin to take photos? I can tell you now....We found it hard to limit the
amount of photos used in this post....and I'll just leave you with a small list
of the photos taken that day.....
When you first walk through the garden...it's obvious that anyone can be
totally gobsmacked by the vastness and creativeness that has been used in the
design of this garden. Well done to Jean & Graham for all your hard
work....It sure is worth it.
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| Hi Jean |
No words can explain the beauty, appreciate the work and inspiration one
gets while wandering around in this garden....I've decided to keep all the
photos as large as I can...due to the amazing detail in each one.
Everywhere you look, there's another type of plant....and another....and
another........
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| Lovely tall corn...ready to harvest...see below! L to R: Here's Richard, Anna and Jean checking out the skyscraper tall corn. |
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| Bagging your apples early helps eliminate fruit fly |
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| Out the back: The chickens enjoy the width of the yard... but fenced off from the dogs. |
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| Plenty of pollinators |
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| Graham pruning the thorn-less blackberry |
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| Choko vine shading the henhouse |
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| Rockmelon - very sweet |
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| Richard, helping Graham prune the blackberry |
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| Jean's Goji Berry |
Some of their harvest a few days after my visit
Many thanks to Jean & Graham for allowing me to visit their garden...I'ts made me re-think my entire back yard....Just wait till you see what I've done....
