Garden Journal 1999

I don't seem to write very much about the year 1999, but there are huge changes on the property, with many trees being felled. The old gorse hedge over the water race is cut down and burnt, and the long thin paddock by the water becomes available for development.

January...
Fri 1st Jan 1999

Now it is 1999. Happy New Year. I am remembering to write down the things that are working well in my garden. Here are some...

March - April...
Sat 27th Mar 1999

Autumn arrives, and thoughts fly ahead. Planting schemes are created and things get shifted - there are bulbs to plant and new paths to design.

July - August...
Mon 5th Jul 1999

It's winter. The trees over the water race start to come down. The garden is put to bed with pea-straw, and garden books get read inside by the log fire...

September...
Sat 4th Sep 1999

The months of waiting are finally over - the gums over the water race are down. Gorse rubbish is cleared and burnt. Digging starts on the Hen House Borders...

October...
Fri 1st Oct 1999

It's Spring. Rugosas get planted, daffodils are admired, and a big spender is let loose with a credit card on the October local nursery sales...

November...
Sat 6th Nov 1999

Roses, roses, and more roses. New Dawn is struck down by rust. New Zealand loses the rugby world cup. Paths get stoned...

December...
Wed 1st Dec 1999

Disaster strikes the variegated cordyline. Paths are finished. The garden looks out towards the new millennium, as irrigation is installed over the water race. We WIN the cricket!