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Frisbee Lawn Garden Tour

If you like Frisbee throwing, or dog-stick throwing, then the Frisbee Lawn is the perfect spot for you. It's flat and large, ringed with a rose-covered fence, and sheltered from those dry nor-west winds.

Standing in the middle of the lawn you can look through the fence-line roses to the house. The edge of the lawn rises to the top driveway and the Stables. There are no horses here, but the Stables has its own garden full of irises, roses, and ornamental grasses.

 Frisbee Lawn Garden Tour
Frisbee Lawn

In summers when there is little rainfall the Frisbee Lawn gets parched and goes brown. This is not a good look, and I have put in many requests to the person in charge of Irrigation at Moosey's Country Garden. No luck so far!

That same person must take total responsible for the Stables Garden, too - one fateful day he commented on the area having 'good soil'. The next day I started digging. The Stables Border has since been expanding, and now has two trees - a variegated elm and a flowering almond.

Roses and Dog Kennels

Two more distinct garden can be visited in this part of the Moosey tour. They are the Birthday Rose Garden (the perfect birthday present for Daughter of Moosey - just what every girl wants) and the Dog Kennel Garden, which is a small collection of eclectic objects and odd little plants - and some compulsory conifers. Here I've also tried to create a rockery.

The Frisbee Lawn continues to frustrate me, though. Sometimes I am tempted to plant the flat part of the lawn with trees, and the slope with tussocks and grasses. Then I see the dog charging around with his favourite stick and I see reason. I should just quietly mention my latest plan for this area...a large second pond (I'm sure the dog would understand). Oops.

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Dog Kennel GardenDog Kennel Garden...
Thu 1st Feb 2007
The Dog Kennel Garden has been one of my more artistic gardening efforts. The kennel itself is an heirloom, and the small rockery next to it actually has some little conifers planted amongst the craggy rocks.
Lilac RhododendronLilac Rhododendron...
Mon 1st Jan 2007
Along the back of the garage is a small artistic garden, full of oddments. My pride and joy in mid-spring is a happy lilac rhododendron, growing in the company of Hebes and a juvenile green Cordyline.
Grasses-and ToetoesGrasses-and Toetoes...
Mon 1st Jan 2007
The Stables Garden began life as a small collection of roses and irises, dug around a hitching rail. It has now seriously expanded, and I've filled the new spaces with beautiful ornamental New Zealand grasses.
Ornamental GrassOrnamental Grass...
Fri 18th Feb 2005
This is one of the early ornamental grasses I introduced into the Moosey garden. I got it from a nursery, not realising it was such a compulsive self seeder. Oops!
RockeryRockery...
Mon 14th Feb 2005
This is my first attempt at creating a rockery. I've planted grasses (and other plant bits and pieces) rather than buy in alpines and more traditional rockery plants.
Pink PeoniesPink Peonies...
Sun 23rd May 2004
Gradually my peonies are making bigger and better statements in the Moosey flowering garden. This bloom is from a large clump which is happy in the sunny Stables Garden.
Cabbage Tree and GumCabbage Tree and Gum...
Sun 23rd May 2004
A strong symbol of a New Zealand garden is the spikey Cabbage Tree, or Cordyline. I have a trio of these messy tree-plants growing at the very top of the Frisbee Lawn, underneath a large Eucalypt tree.
Yellow IrisYellow Iris...
Sun 23rd May 2004
In late October and November the irises in the Moosey garden delight with their huge flowers. Strangely there are few photographs of these beautiful plants - until now that is...
Pink Nerine BulbsPink Nerine Bulbs...
Sun 2nd May 2004
The Stables Garden is the only border where I can grow Nerines well. Their bulbs sit half above the ground, and get sun-baked in summer.
Red & White Garden Fence RosesRed & White Garden Fence Roses...
Sun 21st Dec 2003
Along the fence which encloses the Frisbee Garden Border you'll find the roses Dublin Bay and climbing Iceberg. Here they have a bright yellow iris for company, growing in a particularly dry spot near the Lime tree.
Spring in the Stables BorderSpring in the Stables Border...
Fri 19th Sep 2003
The variegated euphorbia is a great performer - it grows slowly and always looks tidy and fresh. The pockets of daffodils are sure signs that this is a Spring photograph. So is the green colour of the Frisbee Lawn.
White Dahlia FlowersWhite Dahlia Flowers...
Mon 1st May 2000
In autumn these single white dahlias have been a beautiful feature in the Stables Border. They have always flowered late, and have had the Penstemon called 'purple passion' for company.
Safari SunsetSafari Sunset...
Sat 15th Apr 2000
The evocative name Safari Sunset suits this Leucadendron well. The colour of the spring growth is quite brilliant, and it's a strong growing shrub. How hardy? Of that I'm not so sure...
Cat On A LawnmowerCat On A Lawnmower...
Thu 13th Apr 2000
Sifter will pose for the camera whenever required to. He was discovered here sitting on the lawnmower keeping the seat warm. The Frisbee Lawn behind has no dug in irrigation, and some summers can get very dry and brown.
Hitching Post RosesHitching Post Roses...
Sat 1st Apr 2000
The rose Bantry Bay was the first rose I trained along the Stables hitching rail. Its first flowering is extremely beautiful, but later in the year it gets very scruffy. There is a cherry-pink peony in front which I always look forward to.
Garden Lawn Rose ArchGarden Lawn Rose Arch...
Wed 29th Mar 2000
This early photograph was taken in summer before the grass in the Frisbee Lawn had dried off. The lawn has just been mowed and everything looks neat and tidy.
Irrigating The Frisbee LawnIrrigating The Frisbee Lawn...
Thu 24th Feb 2000
This picture was taken during a quite serious summer drought. Stephen has brought in one of the paddock irrigators to get some water on the Frisbee Lawn. You can read his irrigation page for all the technical details.
Stables Garden & DogStables Garden & Dog...
Sun 20th Feb 2000
The Stables Garden has always been a fun small garden - its planting schemes have changed, rather than its shape and size. At the moment there is a good balance between foliage plants, perennials and roses.
Conifer LeafConifer Leaf...
Sat 19th Feb 2000
Here is a close-up detail of the conifer next to the Frisbee Archway. It is a neat compact grower.
Cat On The Garden FenceCat On The Garden Fence...
Fri 18th Feb 2000
Sifter is now posing for you on the original horse hitching rail by the Stables. He looks a bit bored, if cats can be bored.
Flowers by the LawnFlowers by the Lawn...
Wed 16th Feb 2000
Here are two early flowery views of the Frisbee Lawn, from my archive photographs. That lawn doesn't look as green as I'd like - and nothing's changed, either! A lawn in late summer without irrigation is a visual disaster!
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