23rd August 2017
When I became the latest custodian of the garden at Whistlewood, it was soon I clear that there has been little tending of the garden for a number of years, although beneath the overgrowth there is a well thought out structure.
My overall goals are
For the first year, I set myself five main tasks
So far I have
Below are photos showing the abundant growth in the garden - all taken August 2017
When I became the latest custodian of the garden at Whistlewood, it was soon I clear that there has been little tending of the garden for a number of years, although beneath the overgrowth there is a well thought out structure.
My overall goals are
- To maintain the garden in line with the vision of Edna Walling, and the original designer
- to plant shrubs that would be good for the local birdlife.
For the first year, I set myself five main tasks
- Tidy up - this mean collecting debris; mostly fallen branches and bark, and some of the abundance of oak leaves which are smothering some plants
- Remove jasmine and ivy, especially when damaging other plants
- Pruning dead wood
- Contemplate what to do with the 'lawn'
- Watch and wait to see what there is.
So far I have
- ‘rescued’ 3 camellias that were carrying a heavy load of jasmine and other vines.
- Removed 2 barrowloads of onion weed
- Gathered a large amount of fallen branches for kindling
- Pulled ivy and jasmine out of trees.
- Uncovered several prostrate bushes from beneath leaves or overgrowth of other plants
- Planted some melaleucas and hardenbergia, and a grevilla
Below are photos showing the abundant growth in the garden - all taken August 2017
