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The Garden ​at Whistlewood

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
  • 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
  1. Tidy up - this mean collecting debris;  mostly fallen branches and bark, and some of the abundance of oak leaves which are smothering some plants
  2. Remove jasmine and ivy, especially  when damaging other plants
  3. Pruning dead wood
  4. Contemplate what to do with the 'lawn'
  5. 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

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