Seasonal Pictures

New Zealand has definite seasons, and it's pleasantly possible to garden every week of the year. The garden here never floods or freezes too hard. Wind is a feature we learn to live with, and summers can be difficult. Without an irrigation system and the water race which bisects the garden things would be quite different. Each season has its own photographic charm.

Spring Mixed Daffodils...
Wed 29th Mar 2006
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A mixed daffodil planting enjoys the spring sunshine at the front of the Glass-House Garden.

Puppy in the Snow...
Sun 25th Sep 2005
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Rusty the red border collie is strangely colourful as he checks out the spring snow in the Pond Paddock. The flowering cherry trees, luckily, have yet to bloom.

Crabapple Blossom...
Mon 10th May 2004
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In Spring one of the most beautiful sights in the Moosey garden is this Crabapple tree coming into blossom.

Spring Apple-Blossom...
Thu 29th Apr 2004
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The latest blossom to flower in spring is the apple-blossom which covers the trees in the Apple Tree Garden.

Summer Sunset...
Mon 1st Dec 2003
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The silhouettes of the new shelter trees across the water race light up in a fiery summer sunset.

Miniature Daffodils...
Wed 8th Oct 2003
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Here are some miniature spring beauties - little yellow and white daffodils which I've planted on the garden's edge.

Summer Track...
Sun 21st Oct 2001
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The track to the haybarn is an important part of the cat walking circuit. The sheep also travel this track every month as they swap paddocks.

Summer Shelter...
Sun 7th Oct 2001
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Leylands are good shelter trees for the country, where there is space for them to grow. They are sterile, so do not throw unwanted seedlings around.

Spring Lambs...
Tue 11th Sep 2001
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The merino flock are in the front paddock, enjoying the sunshine.

Frosted Rose...
Sat 9th Jun 2001
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On a sheltered fence-line near the house Dublin Bay tries to keep on flowering, even though Winter has arrived.

Dry Grass by the Yards...
Tue 27th Mar 2001
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Summer often brings semi-drought conditions, and the paddocks become very dry.

Frosted Salvia...
Wed 21st Mar 2001
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Salvia Black Knight grows and flowers from late Summer until the frost season.

Frost on the Paddock...
Fri 16th Mar 2001
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The back paddock gets the hardest frosts on the property.